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1
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ion

A

charged atom

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2
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alpha particles are strongly ionising. true or false?

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true

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3
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what is the mass of a neutron?

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1

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4
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what is the charge of a neutron?

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0

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5
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what is a beta particles mass?

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1/1800 amu (virtually 0)

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6
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how ionising are beta particles?

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moderately

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what will happen if an element with an atomic number of 14 and an atomic mass of 6 hits a beta particle?

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it will end up with an atomic number of 14 and an atomic mass of 7

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8
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what is a beta particle absorbed by?

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a few mm of aluminium

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9
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what is a beta particles range in air?

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a few metres

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10
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what is the mass of an electron?

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0.0005

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11
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what is the charge of an electron?

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-1

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12
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what will happen if a gamma ray hits an element?

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nothing

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13
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what is a neutron?

A

uncharged particles

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14
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how ionising are gamma rays?

A

weak

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15
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what is a gamma particle?

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electromagnetic waves emitted from unstable nuclei in radioactive substances

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16
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what is an electron?

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a negatively charged particle that move around the nucleus of an atom

17
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what is a beta particle?

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a high energy electron created in emitted from unstable nuclei

18
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what is an alpha particle?

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a particle compounded of 2 protons and 2 neutrons, emitted from unstable nuclei

19
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can gamma rays be fully absorbed?

A

no

20
Q

how far can gamma rays travel?

A

virtually forever

21
Q

what happens if isotopes are unstable?

A

they will decay into other elements and give out radiation to try and become stable (aka radioactive decay)

22
Q

what is half life?

A

average time taken for half of the radioactive atoms to decay
or
average time taken for count rate of original substance to fall by half

23
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how far can alpha particles travel into the air?

A

a few cm

24
Q

what is an isotope?

A

atoms with equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons

25
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what is ionisation?

A

positive charging atoms
or the electron leaving the atom

26
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what will happen if an element with an atomic number of 226 and an atomic mass of 88 hits an alpha particle?

A

it will end up with an atomic number of 222 and an atomic mass of 86

27
Q

how do i measure activity?

A

geiger-müller tube, it clicks every time it detects radiation

28
Q

what is an alpha particle absorbed by?

A

paper

29
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what is an alpha particles mass?

A

4 amu

30
Q

what is the mass of a proton?

A

1

31
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what is the charge of a proton

A

+1

32
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what is activity?

A

the number of unstable atoms that decay per second in a radioactive source

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