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1
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what three things make up a particle

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  • electron
  • proton
  • neutron
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state the charges of the three things that make up a particle

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  • electron = 1-
  • proton = 1+
  • neutron = 0
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what are the masses of the three things that make up a particle

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  • electron = 0.0005
  • proton = 1
  • neutron = 1
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4
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what does this diagram show

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the plum pudding

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what are the feature of the plum pudding

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  • 3D sphere
  • made up of thinly spread positive charge
  • small points of negative charge throughout the positive
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what are the features of the nuclear model of the atom

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  • mostly made up of empty space
  • all positive charge is concerntrated in the nucleus
  • negative charges are tiny electrons orbiting the nucleus
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what is the more modern atom model: plum pudding, nuclear model

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the nuclear model

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what are the three different types of radiation

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  • alpha
  • beta
  • gamma
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what is an alpha particle

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  • 2 neutrons
  • 2 protons
    (a helium nucleus)
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10
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what is the charge of a alpha particle

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2+

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11
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what is the ionisation like of an alpha particle

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most ionising

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12
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describe the penetration of an alpha particle

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very poor - stopped by paper

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13
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what is the range of an alpha particle like

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1cm in air

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14
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what is a beta particle

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a fast electron

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15
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what is the charge of a beta particle

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-1

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16
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what is the ionisation like of a beta particle

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moderatley ionising

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17
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describe the penetration of beta particle

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moderately - stopped by thin aluminium

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18
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what is the range of a beta particle

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1m

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19
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what is a gamma particle

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electromagnetic waves

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20
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what is the charge of a gamma particle

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0

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21
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what is the ionisation of a gamma particle like

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weakly

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22
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desribe the penetration of gamma particles

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highly penetrated - only stopped by dense thick lead

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23
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what is the range of gamma particles

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1km

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what is the mass number and proton number of a alpha particle

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mass = 4
proton = 2

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25
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define decay

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when a nucleus goes from an unstable state to a stable state by emitting radiation

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26
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what is the mass number and proton number of a beta particle

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mass = 0
proton = -1

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27
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where are the electrons located in an atom

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on shells orbitting the nucleus

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28
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what is the radius of an atom

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10^-10 m

29
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what do like charges do

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repel

30
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what do opposite charges do

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attract

31
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define half life

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the time it take the number of radioactive nuclei in a smaple to decrease by 50%

32
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how does the half life vary between isotopes and why

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massively due to thhe instability of the nucleus

33
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if the half life of a element is short what is the activity like

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large activity (unstable)

34
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if the half life of a element is long what is the activity like

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little activity (stable)

35
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what are the uses for alpha radiation

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smoke detectors

36
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what are the uses of gamma radiation

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  • tracers (diagnosing cancer)
  • sterlising (kills bacteria)
  • treating cancer (kills cells)
37
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what are the uses of beta radiation

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  • measuring the thickness of paper
  • tracers
38
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why is it favoured for the half life of radioactive equipment to be long

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so it doesn’t need replaceing as often
[tracers = doesnt cause prolonged damage inside someone]

39
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what safety action can someone they handle radioactive materials often

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  • move far away from it when it is in use
  • wear a lead apron
40
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what is the definition of an isotope

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an atom of the same element with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons

41
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when does neutron emission occur

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when an alpha paeticle collides with a nucleus

42
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define ionisation

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when an atom turns into an ion by an electron being removed

43
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define irratiation

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when something is exposed to ionising radiation, but do not become radioactive

44
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define contaminated

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the unwanted presence of a radioactive substances

45
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what is nuclear fission

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where the nucleus of an atom is unstable and split into two smaller nuclei

46
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describe the process of nuclear fission

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the nucleus of an atom

47
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who discovered the plum pudding model with the beam of particles (electrons exist)

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J.J thompson

48
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what is the set up for the alpha scattering experiment

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  • firing alpha particles into gold foil
49
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who first identified the concept of atoms (they cannot be divided)

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  • democritus - greek philosopher - and John Dalton
50
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who found the existance of the nucleus

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Rutherford (the alpha cattering experiment)

51
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who discovered the electrons exist on shells

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Bohr

52
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who developed the idea of electrons in clouds rather than a strict orbit

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Erwin Shrodinger

53
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whoe showed the existance of neutrons

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James Chadwick

54
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State the three main outcomes from the alpha scattering experiments

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  • most particles passed through the gold foil = atoms are mostly empty space
  • some were deflected at small angles = positve centre of atom
  • very small number were deflected at large angles = small and dense
55
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what are the units of the rate of decay

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Becquerel (Bq)

56
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define background radiation

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background radiation refers to the low-level ionising radiation that is always present in the environment. This radiation comes from a variety of natural and man-made sources

57
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what are the man-made sources of background radiation

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  • Medical procedures
  • Nuclear power plants
  • Fallout from nuclear tests
58
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what are the risks of using radiation

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  • lead to tissue damage via ionisation
  • increases risk of cancer
  • high doses cause radiation sickness
59
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what are the natural sources of background radiation

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  • Cosmic rays
  • Radioactive materials in the ground
  • Food and drink
60
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what units is background radiation measured in

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Sieverts (Sv)

61
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explain the energy release involved in nuclear fission

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as the nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei, lots of energy is released because the ‘products’ have less mass than the reactants

62
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what makes nuclear fission a chain reaction

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as one neutron hits a uranium atom, at least 3 more neutrons are released

63
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what is used in nuclear power stations to control the chain reactions

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a control rod moves up and down, absorbing neutrons, lower the rods are the more neutrons absorbed and slower the reaction

64
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what is nuclear fusion

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when two small nuclei collide and fuse together to form a large nucleus

65
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explain the energy release in nuclear fusion

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  • when the larger nucleus is formed energy is released in the process
  • the colliding nuclei need enough kinetic energy to fuse
  • they release a lot of energy after that
66
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why do the small nuclei in nuclear fusion need enough kinetic energy to fuse

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because otherwise they will repel each other and not fuse because theyre both 2 positive charges

67
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explain how nuclear fusion occurs

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  • gas in fusion reactor is heated by an electrical current
  • gas becomes so hot it forms a plasma of small nuclei
  • plasma is contained using a magnetic field to prevent it touching the container walls
  • hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium nucleus
68
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how is the plasma in the fusion reactor contained

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using a magnetic field around it because the plasma is positive and the electricity is negative

69
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how does a moderator work in nuclear fission

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it slows down the neutrons to increase reaction speed - fast neutrons won’t be absorbed

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