AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.3.2 Decay Equations
Changes in N and Z by Radioactive Decay There are four reasons why a nucleus might become unstable, and these determine which decay mode will occur Too many neutrons Decays through beta-minu...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.3.1 Nuclear Instability
Nuclear Stability Graph The most common elements in the universe all tend to have values of N and Z less than 20 (plus iron which has Z = 26, N = 30) Where: N = number of neutrons Z = number...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.2.4 Applications of Radioactivity
Radioactive Dating The isotope carbon-14 is commonly used in radioactive dating It forms as a result of cosmic rays knocking out neutrons from nuclei, which then collide with nitrogen nuclei...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.2.3 Half-Life
Half-Life Half-life is defined as: The time taken for the initial number of nuclei to halve for a particular isotope This means when a time equal to the half-life has passed, the activity of...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.2.2 Exponential Decay
Exponential Decay In radioactive decay, the number of undecayed nuclei falls very rapidly, without ever reaching zero Such a model is known as exponential decay The graph of number of...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.2.1 Radioactive Decay
Radioactive Decay Radioactive decay is defined as: The spontaneous disintegration of a nucleus to form a more stable nucleus, resulting in the emission of an alpha, beta or gamma particle Ra...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.1.7 Required Practical: Inverse Square-Law for Gamma Radiation
Required Practical: Inverse Square-Law for Gamma Radiation Aim of the Experiment The aim of this experiment is to verify the inverse square law for gamma radiation of a known gamma-emitting ...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.1.6 Radiation Safety
Safe Handling of Radioactive Sources It is very well known that radioactive sources are dangerous if handled improperly When choosing a source to work with, the following characteristics are...
AQA A Level Physics复习笔记8.1.5 Background Radiation
Background Radiation Background radiation describes the low level of radiation present in the surroundings at all times There are two types of sources of background radiation: Natural source...
