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P4 Atomic Structure Flashcards

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1
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What are the 3 types of radiation?

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Alpha, beta, gamma

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2
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What does an alpha particle consist of?

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2 protons, 2 neutrons

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What does a beta particle consist of?

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An electron

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4
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What does gamma radiation consist of?

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Waves

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5
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What is the charge of alpha radiation?

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+2

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6
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What is the charge of beta radiation?

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-1

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7
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What is the charge of gamma radiation?

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0

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8
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What is the range in air of alpha radiation?

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A few cm

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9
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What is the range in air of beta radiation?

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A few m

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10
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What is the range in air of gamma radiation?

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Kilometres

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11
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What is alpha radiation absorbed by?

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Paper

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12
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What is beta radiation absorbed by?

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A few cm Aluminium

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13
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What is gamma radiation absorbed by?

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A few cm Lead OR metres of concrete

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14
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What is the ionising power of alpha radiation?

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High

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15
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What is the ionising power of beta radiation?

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Medium

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16
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What is the ionising power of gamma radiation?

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Low

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17
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Name 3 safety precautions to take when handling radioactive sources:

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  1. Keep tool in a lead box to stop gamma spreading
  2. Sources handled at arm’s length and pointed at ground
  3. Audience stands back - greater distance, less exposure
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18
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What is ionising radiation?

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Radiation which can ‘knock’ electrons off of atoms which is what makes it dangerous

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19
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Give 3 uses of radiation?

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  1. Target cells to treat tumours
  2. Radioactive tracer
  3. Automatic thickness monitoring (beta particles)
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20
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What are gamma rays?

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Very high frequency electromagnetic waves

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21
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When are gamma rays produced?

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When an unstable nucleus loses energy

22
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What is the greek letter for gamma radiation?

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ɣ

23
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What is a beta particle?

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A high speed electron

24
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Where do beta particles come from?

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A nucleus where a neutron has decayed into an electron and a proton

25
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What is the greek letter for beta radiation?

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β

26
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What is an alpha parrticle?

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The same as a Helium nucleus - 2 protons, 2 neutrons

27
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What is the greek letter for alpha radiation?

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α

28
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What is radioactivity?

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Radioactive atoms with unstable nuclei

29
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Why do unstable nuclei decay?

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To become more stable - emits radiation

30
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How do you predict radioactive decay?

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You can’t - it is a random event

31
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What is the count rate?

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The number of decays recorded each second by a detector (eg.a Geiger-Muller Tube)

32
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What is the activity?

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The rate at which a stable nuclei decays

33
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What are activity and count rate measured in?

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Becquerels

34
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What is the equation for count rate?

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No. of emissions / Time (s) - background radiation

35
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What is the half-life?

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The time it takes for the number of nuclei in a sample to halve OR for the count rate for an isotope in a sample to fall to 1/2 its initial value

36
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Who first talked about atoms in 440 BC?

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Democritus

37
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What does ‘atom’ mean in Greek?

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No cut

38
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What did John Dalton say in 1800s?

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Different elements have different atoms. Imagined these as indivisible spheres

39
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What did J.J. Thompson say in 1898?

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Discovered electrons. Developed Plum Pudding Model - electrons randomly embedded in a ball of positive charge

40
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Who developed the Plum Pudding Model?

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J.J. Thompson

41
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What did Rutherford say in 1908?

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Alpha scattering - fired alpha particles at gold foil to discover nucleus.

42
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Who developed the nuclear model?

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Earnest Rutherford

43
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What did Neils Bohr say in 1913?

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Electrons found in shells and charge concentrated in centre of atom

44
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What did James Chadwick say in 1939?

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Discovered the neutron and added to the nucleus

45
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What is nuclear fission?

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Splitting a nucleus (often Uranium) into 2 or more daughter nuclei and 2 - 3 neutrons moving at high speeds - energy released as gamma waves

46
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What is nuclear fusion?

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Forming of 2 smaller atomic nuclei to form a larger one. Some mass converted into energy.

47
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Give an example of alpha decay:

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238 92 U –> 234 90 Th + 4 2 α

48
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How is alpha decay calculated:

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4 from mass number, 2 from atomic number (4 from top, 2 from base)

49
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Give an example of beta decay:

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14 6 C –> 14 7 N + 0 -1 β

50
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How is beta decay calculated:

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Mass number stays same, add 1 to atomic number (Add one to base, top stays same)

51
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What happens in beta decay?

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A neutron turns into a proton (too many neutrons in a nucleus). Proton comes with a +1 charge. Also forms a -1 electron to balance charge. Electron booted out of the nucleus as can’t stay there (electrons orbit in shells)

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