Chapter 18- Ionising Radiation and Risk

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The number of joules absorbed per kg of tissue
GRAYS
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A particle with 2 Protons and 2 Nuetrons and 0 electrons
ALPHA
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Consequence x probability =
RISK
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The process a Hydrogen atom takes to become a Helium atom
FUSION
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The missing mass is due to
BINDING ENERGY
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The most stable element
IRON
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The 'E' in E=mc^2
ENERGY
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Food they eat, the air you breathe are all radiation of what source
NATURAL BACKGROUND
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The highest quality factor is for which radiation type
ALPHA
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Uranium breaking into two smaller atoms is called
FISSION
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Fission releases how many MeVs of energy
ZERO POINT NINE
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If there is too many chain reactions the atom probably has ____ mass
SUPERCRITICAL
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The ratio between Volume and surface area increase with..
SIZE
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What creates more energy FUSION or FISSION
FUSION
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Sub-critical mass makes chains
DIE OUT
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Control Rods in power stations are made from
BORON
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The reactors biological shield
CONTAINMENT BUILDING
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To compare Binding Energies look at them
PER NUCLEON
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The unit of dose equivalent
SIEVERT
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Change of a proton to a neutron is done by what sort of decay
BETA PLUS
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Slow or fast nuetrons are more efficiently absorbed by Uranium
SLOW
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Where is fusion most common
STARS
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ALPHA

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Consequence x probability =

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The process a Hydrogen atom takes to become a Helium atom

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The missing mass is due to

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