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Card 6

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The work that must be done to separate a nucleus into its constituent neutrons and protons

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Card 7

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A series of reactions in which each reaction causes a further reaction.

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Card 8

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The number of counts per unit time detected by a Geiger Muller tube.

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Card 9

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The minimum mass of the fissile isotope in a nuclear reactor necessary to produce a chain reaction.

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Card 10

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The probability of an individual nucleus decaying per second

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Card 11

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Radiation due to naturally occurring radioactive substances in the environment.

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Card 12

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For a fixed mass of gas at a constant temperature, its pressure x its volume is constant

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Card 13

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Electrons emitted by unstable neutron-rich nuclei, easily absorbed by paper and less ionising than alpha radiation.

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Card 14

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For an ideal gas at constant pressure, its volume is directly proportional to its absolute temperature

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Card 15

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the lowest possible temperature, the temperature at which an object has minimum internal energy

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