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6.2 Atoms and radiation
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- 1What are radioactive substances?Substances that give out radiation
- 2which two places do background radiation come from?Natural sources such as rocks and cosmic rays from space
Man-made sources such as the fallout from nuclear weapons testing and nuclear accidents - 3What is an alpha particle?Consists of two neutrons and two protons (helium nucleus)
- 4What is a beta particle?An electron from the nucleus
- 5What is gamma radiation?Electromagnetic radiation from the nucleus
- 6What do nuclear equations show?Single alpha and beta decay
- 7Which radiation is deflected by which magnetic fields?Alpha and beta by both
Alpha deflected less than beta and in an opposite direction
Gamma radiation is not deflected - 8—
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- GCSE Physics (6 Nuclear physics) Flashcards on 6.2 Atoms and radiation, created by Anisha Rai on 22/05/2016.
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- Anisha Rai · May 2016
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