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Physics · BGCSE
BGCSE Physics: motion, forces, energy, waves, electricity and the atom.
14 questions in Atomic and nuclear physics at Form 5 · BGCSE
Most triedMost missedNewest- Which radiation is stopped by a sheet of paper?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- The half-life of a source is 6 hours. What fraction remains after 18 hours?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- Which radiation is most penetrating?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- Which statement is a characteristic of gamma emissions?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- The nuclide notation for oxygen is ¹⁶₈O. Which row shows the correct number of protons and neutrons in the oxygen nucleus?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- A radioactive sample has a half-life of 10 minutes. There are 2000 radioactive atoms remaining in the sample at 0630 hours. How many radioactive atom…Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- A radioactive nucleus R decays by emitting a β-particle to form nucleus S. The reaction is represented by the equation: ˣᵧR → ᵖ_q S + β. Which expres…Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- An atom of caesium is represented by the atomic notation ¹³³₅₅Cs. How many electrons, neutrons and protons are in the atom?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- A radioactive isotope has 1/16 of the radioactive sample remaining after 32 days. What is the half-life of the sample?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- Which is an industrial use of radio isotopes?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- The diagrams represent different nuclei. Which diagrams show isotopes of the same element?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- The table shows some of the properties of radioactive elements. Which radioactive element is most suitable to be used as a tracer in medicine and whi…Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- Which diagram shows the likely paths of radioactive emissions in a magnetic field?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet
- The nuclear equation for a fission reaction is: ²³⁵₉₂U + ¹₀n → ⁹³ₓRb + ¹⁴¹₅₅Cs + Y ¹₀n What are the values of X and Y?Multiple choiceBGCSE · Atomic and nuclear physicsNot tried yet