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Nuclear Physics: Radioactivity 2
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1RadioactivitySpontaneous emission of radiation due to the natural disintegration of an unstable nucleus
- 2RadiationEmission of particles of matter or photons of energy
- 3Types of radiationAlpha, beta, gamma
- 4Deflection of radiation in electric fieldsAlpha - positively charged;
Beta - negatively charged;
Gamma - no charge - 5Deflection of radiation in magnetic fieldsAlpha and beta radiation travel in a circular direction
- 6IonisationNeutral atom or molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons
- 7PenetrationDistance the radiation travels through a medium
- 8RadioisotopeUnstable isotope of an element that disintegrates spontaneously, emitting radiation
- 9Uses of radioisotopesMedicine, food irradiation, agriculture, carbon dating, smoke detectors
- 10Detection of nuclear radiationGeiger Muller tube;
Solid state detector
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- This flash card deck covers the three types of radiation, ionisation, penetration, radioisotopes and detection of nuclear radiation. It can be used alongside the mind map on nuclear physics,and the corresponding note on radioactivity.
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