GCSE Questions: Radioactivity
Doing A Level or Pre-U? Take a look at the A level standard questions: 
| Q1. |
7 marks |
Experiment to distinguish type of radiation |
| Q2. |
8 marks |
Irradiation of food |
| Q3. |
11 marks |
Determining the age of rocks |
| Q4. |
9 marks |
Radioactive tracers in medicine |
| Q5. |
7 marks |
Sterilising medical equipment |
| Q6. |
6 marks |
Absorption of nuclear radiation |
| Q7. |
9 marks |
Half life - carbon dating |
| Q8. |
10 marks |
Sodium-24 as tracer in blood. |
| Q9. |
8 marks |
Decay of plutonium and dangers of radiation |
| Q10. |
4 marks |
Isotopes - Half life calculation |
| Q11. |
8 marks |
Background radioactivity in the home. |
| Q12. |
10 marks |
Smoke alarm and medical scanning |
| Q13. |
9 marks |
Background radiation and school experiment |
| Q14. |
10 marks |
Alpha particles, Beta particles and Gamma rays |
| Q15. |
8 marks |
Alpha decay and half life |
| Q16. |
8 marks |
Ions and alpha emission. |
| Q17. |
12 marks |
Absorption of radiation experiment |
| Q18. |
8 marks |
Paper thickness monitoring |
| Q19. |
8 marks |
Alpha and beta decay |
| Q20. |
8 marks |
Alpha exposure |
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