GCSE Physics: Radioactive Decay, Half-Life and Nuclear Radiation

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About Course

An exam-focused GCSE Physics course for England on atomic structure and radioactivity: isotopes and unstable nuclei, alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation, balancing nuclear equations, half-life calculations, irradiation versus contamination, background radiation and the uses and hazards of radioactive sources – with Foundation and Higher tier notes.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Describe alpha, beta and gamma radiation, their ionising power and penetration
  • Write and balance nuclear equations for alpha and beta decay
  • Explain half-life and calculate activity after a number of half-lives
  • Compare irradiation and contamination and explain uses, hazards and precautions

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Unstable Nuclei and Isotopes
  • Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Nuclear Equations
  • Half-Life
  • Background Radiation, Uses and Hazards

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