Leaving Certificate Chemistry (Radioactivity) Flashcards on Radiation, created by eimearkelly3 on 01/07/2013.
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Henri Becquerel
Radiation
What elements were isolated by Marie and Pierre Curie?
What are the three types of radiation?
What is used to detect radioactivity?
How does this tube work?
Alpha particles or...
Properties of alpha particles
Uses of alpha particles
How does a smoke detector work?
What are the harmful effects of alpha particles?
Beta particles or...
Properties of beta particles
Uses of beta particles
Harmful effects of beta particles
Gamma rays are...
Properties of gamma rays
Uses of gamma rays
The differences between chemical and nuclear reactions
Radioisotopes
Half-life of a radioactive isotope
Background radiation
