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What is an atom?

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The smallest piece of an element that still has the properties of that element
A building block of matter

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What is the size of the average atom?

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1 × 10-10 or 0.1nm

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What is a sub-atomic particle?

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A particle that makes up the atom:
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons

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What is the atomic nucleus?

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The central part of the atom

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What is the mass and charge of a proton?

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Mass= 1
Charge= +1

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What is the mass and charge of a neutron?

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Mass= 1
Charge= 0

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What is the mass and charge of an electron?

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Mass= 0
Charge= -1

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8
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What is the overall charge of an atom?

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Neutral

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9
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What is the charge of the nucleus?

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Positive

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10
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What does the mass number tell you?

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Total number of protons and neutrons

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11
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What does the atomic number tell you?

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Number of protons

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12
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Which sub-atomic particles are in the nucleus?

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Protons and Neutrons

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13
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Which sub-atomic particles orbit the nucleus?

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Electrons

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14
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Which sub-atomic particle defines which element the atom is?

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Protons
e.g if it has 2 protons it must be a helium atom

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15
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Explain why atoms are overall neutral?

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Protons are positive
Electrons are negative
Atoms have the same number of protons and electrons so they cancel each other out

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16
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What is an isotope?

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Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons

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16
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What is an ion?

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An atom that is charged because it has lost or gained eletrons

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17
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What are the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in
19
F
9

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Protons=9
Neutrons=10
Electroms=9

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18
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What was the ‘‘Plum pudding’’ model of the atom?

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Negative charges spaced in a positive dough

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Who discovered the ‘‘Plum pudding’’ model?

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J.J Thompson

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20
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Describe the ‘‘Plum pudding’’ model?

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The atom is a ball/sphere of positive charge with negative electrons embedded in it.

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21
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What is the ‘‘Nuclear’’ model of the atom?

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Positive central nucleus surrounded by negative electrons
Most of the atom is empty space

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22
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Who discovered the ‘‘Nuclear’’ model?

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Rutherford

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23
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Give 3 characteristics of the ‘‘Plum pudding’’ model

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-Mass is evenly distributed
-Negative electrons are distributed throughout the atom
-The to is mostly a positively charged ‘‘dough’’

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24
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Give 3 characteristics of the ‘‘Nuclear model’’

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-Mass in concentrated at the centre
-Electrons orbit the nucleus at a distance
-The atom is mostly empty space

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25
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Describe Rutherford’s Nuclear model

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Electrons orbit around the nucleus at a specific distance

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Describe the Gold foil experiment by Rutherford,

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· Alpha particles directed towards a piece of gold foil.
· Most particles pass straight through foil
· Some is deflected through small angles
· Very small number of alpha particles are deflected back at the alpha source

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27
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State 3 conclusions from the gold foil / alpha scattering experiment

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1) mass of an atom is concentrated in a nucleus in the centre
2) nucleus is positive
3) Atom is mostly empty space

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28
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What did Neil Bohr discover?

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Electrons orbit the nucleus in shells (at specific distances from the nucleus)

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29
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When is energy level high?

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When the electron is further away from the nucleus

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30
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What happens if electrons are given energy?

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They can move up energy levels

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31
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What needs to be absorbed for an electron to move to a higher energy level?

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Photon
Electromagnetic wave

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32
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What happens in the ground state?

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Electron is closest to the nucleus and has the lowest energy

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33
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What happens in the absorption state?

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Electron absorbs energy from EM wave of photon

34
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What happens in the excitation state/

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Electron goes up an energy level

35
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What is de-excitation?

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Electron have too much energy and emits energy to go down to a lower energy level

36
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What is ionistaion?

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Removal of electrons from atoms leaving them with an overall charge

37
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What change causes an atom to emit light?

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De-excitation

38
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What makes an atom radioactive?

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Has an unstable nucleus and therfore releases energy in the form of particles or EM waves

39
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How can an unstable nuclei become stable?

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It can decay by giving out certain types of radiation

40
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What is radioactive activity?

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The number of particles emitted per second

41
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What is count rate?

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The measure number of particles detected per second

42
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What is the unit for radioactive activity?

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Becquerels

43
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What type of process is radioactive decay?

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Random process

44
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What is the equipment for measuring radiation?

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Geiger-Muller tube or Geiger counter

45
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Name the 3 types of nuclear radiation

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Alpha
Beta
Gamma

46
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Describe the structure of an alpha particle

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2 neutrons & 2 protons (helium nucleus)

47
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What is a beta particle?

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A high energy electron

48
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What is a gamma ray?

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A high energy electromagnetic wave from the nucleus

49
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What is the mass and charge of an alpha particle?

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Mass= 4
Charge= +2

50
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What is the mass and charge of beta?

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Mass= 0
Charge= -1

51
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What is the mass and charge of gamma?

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Gamma doesn’t have a mass or charge

52
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How does beta decay occur?

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A neutron from the nucleus decays to make a proton and an electron. The electron exits the as a beta particle and the proton stays in the nucleus

53
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How is the nuclear equation written?

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Unstable → stable + radiation
nucleus nucleus

54
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How far can alpha travel?

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Only travels a few cm though air

55
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How far can beta travel?

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Up to 1m

56
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How far can Gamma travel?

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Many kilometres

57
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Which radiation is mostly penetrating?

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Gamma

58
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Which radiation is the least penetrating?

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Alpha

59
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Describe the ionising power of Alpha, Beta and Gamma

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Alpha – strongly ionising
Beta – weakly ionising
Gamma – very weakly ionising

60
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Which material can stop Alpha?

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Paper

61
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Which material can stop Beta?

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Aluminium

62
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Which material can stop Gamma?

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Thick lead

63
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Define ‘Half-life’ ?

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The time taken for half of the radioactive nuclei to decay

64
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If there are 1000 nuclei in a radioactive sample, how many should be left after 2 half-lives?

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1000 → 500 → 250

65
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After one half-life which things will halve?

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Number of unstable nuclei
Mass of radioactive isotope
Activity
Count rate

66
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What is Irradiation?

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When an object is exposed to radiation (The object is now radioactive)

67
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What is Contamination?

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When radioactive material gets onto or in an object (The object is now radioactive)

68
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What is direct radiation damage caused by?

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Mostly caused by alpha and beta by hitting the skin and transferring energy

69
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What is indirect radiation damage caused by?

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Mostly caused by gamma by ionising atoms in cells

70
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Define ‘background radiation’

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Radiation around us all the time.

71
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State 4 natural sources of background radiation

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Radon Gas
Rocks
Soil
cosmic rays

72
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Where does most background radiation come from?

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Radon gas

73
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What is radon gas?

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Radioactive gas produced by rocks that have small amounts of uranium

74
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State 3 man made sources of background radiation

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· Fallout from nuclear weapons
testing
· Nuclear accidents
· Nuclear Power stations

75
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State 2 medical uses of radiation

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Radioactive traces
Radiotherpy

76
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State the risk of using radiation

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Tissue damage

77
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Would a long or short half-life radioactive material be more dangerous in the long term?

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Long half-life material.

78
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What kind of radiation is used to look at internal organs?

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Beta

79
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What is radioactive traces used for?

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Diagnosis

80
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Which nuclear radiation is used for radioactive traces?

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Beta and Gamma

81
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What kind of radiation is used to look at internal organs?

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External

82
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