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Putting radiation to use

Learn about the three types of nuclear radiation - Alpha, Gamma, and Beta - and their properties. Explore the applications of radiation in various fields, including medicine and dating techniques. Test your knowledge with interactive questions.

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Putting radiation to use

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  1. Putting radiation to use This is a product of Mr Essex a member of the science department of Dartford Technology College

  2. Question 1 • There are three types of nuclear radiation; Alpha, Gamma and ? • Zeta • Omega • Delta • Beta

  3. Question 2 • Alpha radiation is a particle consisting of two neutrons and two protons it can best be describe as a nucleus of ? • Hydrogen • Helium • Lithium • Beryllium

  4. Question 3 • Beta particles are much smaller than Alpha particles and much faster. They are essentially a sub atomic particle called ? • Proton • Neutron • Electron • Nucleus

  5. Question 4 • Gamma rays are not particles at all they are part of ? • Visible light • Radio waves • Micro waves • Electromagnetic spectrum

  6. Question 5 • What is the charge of an Alpha particle ? • 1 minus • 2 minus • 1 plus • 2 plus

  7. Question 6 • What is the charge on a Beta particle ? • 1 plus • 2 plus • 1 minus • 2 minus

  8. Question 7 • Americium 241 is found in household smoke detectors it gives off a constant stream of ? • Alpha particles • Beta particles • Gamma rays • Microwaves

  9. Question 8 • What is an Ion ? • Something that has lost or gained a nucleus. • Something that has lost or gained an electron. • Something that has lost its way. • Something that has lost or gained weight.

  10. Question 9 • We measure the amount of radiation with a GM tube and counter. What does GM stand for ? • Geiger Muller • Geiger Mitchell • Gregory Muller • Gregory Mitchell

  11. Question 10 • The Geiger Muller tube can also detect natural background radiation from cosmic rays and ? • Hydrogen gas • Radon gas • Radium gas • Uranium gas

  12. Question 11 • The GM tube gives a result in CPM this stands for ? • Counts per million • Counts per microgram • Counts per minute • Counts per month

  13. Question 12 • Which type of radiation can be stopped by a few centimetres of air or a few sheets of paper? • Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta

  14. Question 13 • Which type of radiation can be stopped by a few centimetres of aluminium ? • Delta • Gamma • Beta • Omega

  15. Question 14 • It would take very thick lead sheets and many metres of concrete to stop ? • Alpha particles • Beta particles • Gamma rays • Delta rays

  16. Question 15 • Which type of radiation would be best to detect underground leaks? • Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta

  17. Question 16 • What are X-rays used for in hospitals ? • To mend broken bones. • To find broken bones. • To mend muscles. • To find torn muscles.

  18. Question 17 • Isotopes of Hydrogen have different numbers of ? • Protons • Electrons • Nucleus • Neutrons

  19. Question 18 • Different radioactive decay at different rates this is known has their ? • Life span • Life time • Half life • Half time

  20. Question 19 • We can tel how old a piece of wood is by radioactive dating this tells us the percentage of Carbon ? • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15

  21. Question 20 • Who discovered Polonium and Radium ? • Marie and Pierre Curie • Becquerel • Geiger • Muller

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