IGCSE Physics - Radioactivity Formulae / key terms

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Atomic Number
Atomic Number = number of protons
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Mass number
Mass number = number of protons and neutrons
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Number of protons
Number of protons = Atomic Number
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Number of Neutrons
Number of Neutrons = Mass number - Atomic number
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What stops an alpha particle?
Paper
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What stops a beta particle?
Aluminium foil
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What stops gamma rays?
Lead (Pb)
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Alpha Particle
Alpha Particle = Helium Particle
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Beta Particle
Beta Particle = Electron
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Gamma Rays
Gamma Rays = Just a wave
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Card 2

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Mass number

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Mass number = number of protons and neutrons

Card 3

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Number of protons

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Card 4

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Number of Neutrons

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Card 5

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What stops an alpha particle?

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