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1
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3 types of radiation

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Alpha
Beta
Gamma

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What is alpha
What is beta
What is gamma

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Alpha is helium nuclei
Beta is electron
Gamma is a wave

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What do we use to measure radiation

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Geiger muller tube

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What’s the unit for radiation

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Becquerels (Bq)

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What is half life

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The time taken for half the radioactive atoms to decay

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