Random Nature of Radioactive Decay (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is the approximate range of alpha particles in air?
What is the approximate range of alpha particles in air?
5 cm
How far can beta particles travel in air before stopping?
How far can beta particles travel in air before stopping?
About 15 cm
What is the range of gamma radiation in air?
What is the range of gamma radiation in air?
Several metres
What material stops alpha particles?
What material stops alpha particles?
A single sheet of paper
What thickness of aluminium is needed to stop beta particles?
What thickness of aluminium is needed to stop beta particles?
A few millimetres
What is required to stop gamma radiation?
What is required to stop gamma radiation?
Several cm of lead
What is the ionising power of alpha particles?
What is the ionising power of alpha particles?
Very strongly ionising
How would you describe the ionising power of beta particles?
How would you describe the ionising power of beta particles?
Quite strongly ionising
What is the ionising power of gamma radiation?
What is the ionising power of gamma radiation?
Weakly ionising
What happens when radiation collides with atoms?
What happens when radiation collides with atoms?
Atoms lose electrons and form ions