Radiation

Question 1

The radiation that surrounds us all the time is called

Answer 1

Background radiation

Question 2

There are 3 main types of radiation alpha beta and what

Answer 2

Gamma

Question 3

Is it possibly to es

Answer 3

Thrhccndj d. Did

Question 4

Beta radiation is ……………….…………… by magnetic and electric fields

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Deflected

Question 5

Alpha and beta particles have oppersite

Answer 5

Charges

Question 6

Beta radiation is made of

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Electrons

Question 7

What’s the charge on a alpha particle

Answer 7

2

Question 8

All types of radiation can

Answer 8

Harm cells

Question 9

Can you predict when an atom will decay

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Who invented the plum pudding model

Answer 10

J j Thompson

Question 11

J J Thomson said that atoms were little circles with tiny things stuck inside them like a plum pudding what are the things

Answer 11

Electrons

Question 12

Rutherford and marsden did what

Answer 12

Fired alpha particles into gold foil expecting them to be slightly deflected but they went straight through or came back at them

Question 13

Rutherford and Marsden discovered that most of the

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Mass was centred in a nucleus in the centre of the atom

Question 14

Rutherford and marsden also showed that an atom was mostly

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Empty space

Question 15

An atom with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons are called

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Isotopes

Question 16

As a result of being isotopes they have the same atomic number but a different

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Mass number

Question 17

Mass number is the number of

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Protons and neutrons

Question 18

Can you make something decay

Answer 18

No

Question 19

Alpha beta and gamma are all what

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Types of ionising radiation

Question 20

How does The sun contribute to radiation

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Cosmic waves

Question 21

A small proportion of radiation comes from

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Hospitals, nuclear power station fallouts and nuclear bombs

Question 22

Radon gas is a huge

Answer 22

Background radiation source

Question 23

What percentage of backround radiation comes from the nuclear industry

Answer 23

1%

Question 24

Radon gas produces what percentage of radiation

Answer 24

51%

Question 25

An alpha particle is the same as a

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Helium nuclei

Question 26

Alpha particles has

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2 neutrons and 2 protons

Question 27

Alpha particles have a mass of

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4

Question 28

Alpha has a charge of

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+2

Question 29

Alpha particles are big and

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Heavy

Question 30

Alpha particles can penetrate

Answer 30

Nothing they barely penetrate air

Question 31

Because of there size alpha particles are

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Very ionising they bash into a lot of atoms knocking electrons of them

Question 32

Beta particles are in between

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Alpha and gamma particles in there properties

Question 33

Beta particles move .:. And are .:.

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Quite fast and are small

Question 34

Beta particles have a long range in

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Air

Question 35

Beta particles are ......... ionising

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Quite ionising

Question 36

For every beta particle released a

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Neutron turns into a proton in the nucleus

Question 37

A beta particle has what mass and charge

Answer 37

No mass and a charge of -1

Question 38

When an atom decays it

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Gives out gamma beta alpha radiation

Question 39

Beta particles are

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Electrons produced in the nucleus

Question 40

Gamma radiation is a high

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energy electromagnetic wave

Question 41

Gamma radiation has no

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Mass

Question 42

Alpha and gamma radiation are both stopped

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Before a meter of air is traveled

Question 43

Gamma radiation goes .,...,.,.:;;., in air

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Several meters

Question 44

Alpha radiation is stopped by

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Paper

Question 45

Beta radiation is stopped by

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Thin aluminium

Question 46

Gamma radiation is stopped by

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Many centimetres of lead

Question 47

Gamma radiation is how ionising

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Weakly ionising

Question 48

Beta particles are how ionising

Answer 48

Quite strong

Question 49

Alpha particles are how ionising

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Very strongly ionising