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Physics: Radioactivity
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1Mass and charge of a proton1 and +1
- 2Mass and charge of a neutron1 and 0
- 3Mass and charge of an electron~1/2000 and -1
- 4What is a nucleonprotons plus neutrons
- 5What is an isotopesame number of protons but different number of neutrons
- 6What are radioisotopesisotopes of an element that are unstable and emit radiation to become more stable
- 7What is radioactive decayThe spontaneous emission of a particle from an unstable nucleus
- 8What are the types of radioactive deacyAlpha, Beta, Gamma
- 9What undergoes alpha decaynuclei with very large mass numbers
- 10What is an alpha particlea helium nucleus with 2 protons and 2 neutrons
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- GCSE Physics Flashcards on Physics: Radioactivity, created by Bethan Edwards on 30/04/2025.
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