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PHYSICS FORM 4
RADIOACTIVITY
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5.1 UNDERSTANDING THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM
DEFINITION
PROTON
NEUTRON
ELECTRON
ISOTOPE
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(c) Ernest Rutherford (1911)
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NUCLEUS
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Write nuclide notations and determined number of proton and neutron for each elements:
Hydrogen
Helium
Carbon
Zinc
Radium
Uranium
p= n= e= p= n= e= p= n= e=
92 210 51
35𝐾𝑟 82𝑃𝑏 24𝐶𝑟
p= n= e= p= n= e= p= n= e=
2
ISOTOPES
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2
1𝐻
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Helium
Uranium
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5.2 ANALYSING RADIOACTIVE DECAY
DEFINITION
RADIOACTIVE
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOACTIVE DECAY
Nuclei with large proton number are usually unstable and the nucleus emit radioactive particles
to become more stable.
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Complete the table with characteristic of each radiation:
Nuclide
notation
Charge
Mass No mass
Ionising High
power
Penetrating Medium
power
A few cm of lead
Thick concrete
Draw the diagram showing the penetrating effect of the radiation
Stopped by
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Magnetic Draw the diagram showing the deflection of the radiation
field
Electric field Draw the diagram showing the deflection of the radiation