P6 The Basics
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- Created on: 03-04-13 15:13
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- P6
- Half-life is the time taken for half of the radioactive nuclei to decay
- Vitrification: trapping waste in glass
- Blocked by...
- Alpha - paper
- Beta - thin aluminum
- Gamma - thick lead
- Nuclear fusion converts mass into energy
- E=mc^2
- Nuclear fusion converts mass into energy
- Radiation can be used for...
- sterilising medical equipment
- sterilising food
- detecting diseases
- radiation is measured in Sieverts (Sv) or millisieverts (mSv)
- 2mSv = normal background radiation
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