Random Nature of Radioactive Decay (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Range of alpha particles in air
Range of alpha particles in air
Around 5 cm
Range of beta particles in air
Range of beta particles in air
About 15 cm
Range of gamma radiation in air
Range of gamma radiation in air
Several metres
What stops alpha particles
What stops alpha particles
A single sheet of paper
What stops beta particles
What stops beta particles
A few millimetres of aluminium
What stops gamma radiation
What stops gamma radiation
Several centimetres of lead
Ionising power of alpha particles
Ionising power of alpha particles
Very strongly ionising
Ionising power of beta particles
Ionising power of beta particles
Quite strongly ionising
Ionising power of gamma radiation
Ionising power of gamma radiation
Weakly ionising
Effect of radiation colliding with atoms
Effect of radiation colliding with atoms
Atoms lose electrons and form ions