Which part of an atom might emit alpha particles?

What happens to the rate of radioactive decay if the temperature is doubled?

Why did most alpha particles pass straight through the foil in Rutherford's experiment?

What did the alpha particle scattering experiment suggest about the structure of the nucleus?

What is the relative charge of an alpha particle?

What is the relative charge of a beta particle?

Which type of nuclear radiation is the least penetrating?

Which type of nuclear radiation is the least ionising?

What happens to the count rate of a radioactive sample over time?

What has happened to the original count rate of a radioactive sample after two half-lives have passed?

Why isn't an alpha source used as a tracer in medicine?

Why do medical tracers have half-lives of just a few hours?

What is the effect of pressure on the rate of radioactive decay?

What is background radiation?

What was Rutherford's alpha particle scattering experiment?

What happens to the mass number of a nucleus when it emits a beta particle?

What happens to the atomic number of a nucleus when it emits a beta particle?

What happens to the mass number of a nucleus when it emits an alpha particle?

What happens to the atomic number of a nucleus when it emits an alpha particle?

Why is gamma radiation not deflected by electric and magnetic fields?

What has happened to the number of atoms undergoing nuclear decay in a sample after three half-lives have passed?

Why is alpha radiation unsuitable for monitoring the thickness of metal foil?

A radioactive isotope has a half-life of seven hours. A sample of the isotope has a mass of 4 milligrams. What mass of the isotope has decayed after 14 hours?

A sample of a radioactive isotope contains 100000 atoms of the isotope. How many atoms of the isotope will remain after three half-lives?