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Ionisation Flashcards

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What is ionisation

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When radiation collides with neutral atoms or molecules. It alters their structure by knocking off electrons. This will leave behind ions this ionising radiation.

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What is ionisation in alpha radiation

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Causing cells in a living tissue to mutate usually causing cancer

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