Nuclear physics

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  • Created on: 28-03-18 10:34
what is the equation for the alpha decay of uranium?
238 -> 234+4 thorium 92->90+2 helium
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what is the half life?
The half life is the time taken for the number of radioactive nuceli in an isotope to halve?
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what does a short half life mean?
It means that that the activity falls quickly?
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what does a long half life mean?
it means the activity falls more slowly because most of the nuclei dont decay
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what is nucelar fission?
It is a type of nuclearreaction that is used to release energy from large unstable atoms
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what are the few risks of using radiation?
Tissue damage,cancer from lower doseses not killing the cells and they divide uncontrollably,higher doses causing radiation sickness
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what are tracers used to find?
life threatening conditions
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