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Week 20 Y11 PHY EXP 1 - Background Radiation

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Use the data in both tables and any research sources available to design a guide for householders outlining the causes and effects of background radiation.
Remember: only include facts, not opinions, and quote any sources you use in your guide.
In your guide you could do the following.

· Link the various background sources to the type of radiation (alpha, beta or gamma).
· Identify any groups who might be at a particular risk (nuclear workers, medical staff, etc.).
· Offer advice on how these groups of people might minimise the risk.
· State how the level of background radiation might have changed over time (i.e. which sources are ‘modern’).

Use subheadings to make your text easier to read
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Question 1
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Question 2
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Extension questions: Gamma radiation can be significantly reduced by…

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What form of radiation is emitted by nuclei with too many neutrons?

Question 4
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Gamma radiation is...

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Question 6
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What causes an atom's nucleus to become unstable?

Question 7
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Uranium-238 emits an alpha particle to become what nucleus?

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Question 9
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Which type of radiation can reach the furthest?

Question 10
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Question 11
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What are isotopes?

Which form of radiation has the highest ionising power?
aplha
beta
gamma
An alpha particle is…
An electron
A helium nucleus
An electromagnetic wave
What fraction of a radioisotope has decayed after two half-lives? - Higher
One quarter
All of it
Three quarters