Radiation

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What are the properties of Alpha radiation?
Slow and heavy
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What releases Alpha radiation?
Very heavy nuclei (e.g. uranium)
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What is an Alpha particle?
A helium nucleus (2 protons & 2 neutrons)
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What is the mass and charge of Alpha radiation?
Mass of 4 and charge of +2
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What does Alpha decay always do?
It changes the element of the decaying atom (it is losing protons)
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What is Beta radiation?
Lighter and more penetrating
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How are they released?
By nuclei that have too many neutrons
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What does a neutron turn into and what happens as a result?
A proton. The element changes
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What is Beta radiation identical to?
An electron
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What is Gamma radiation?
An electromagnetic wave with no mass
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What conditions would have to exist for Gamma radiation to be produced?
The nucleus still has extra energy after emitting Alpha or Beta radiation
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What does a Gamma ray have?
No mass
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If Gamma radiation is just energy, what does/does not happen?
It does not change the element
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What blocks Alpha radiation?
Paper/skin
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What blocks Beta radiation?
Thin aluminium/any metal
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What blocks Gamma radiation?
Thick lead/thick concrete
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What releases Alpha radiation?

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Very heavy nuclei (e.g. uranium)

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What is an Alpha particle?

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What is the mass and charge of Alpha radiation?

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What does Alpha decay always do?

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