GCSE Physics – Radioactive contamination

Last updated: 27/05/2020
AQA GCSE Science – Physics higher Atomic structure GCSE Physics – Radioactive contamination

Learning Objectives

-I can describe what radioactive contamination is
-I can describe the precautions that need to be taken around radioactive contamination

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  1. What is radioactive contamination?

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  2. What does radioactive contamination mainly come from?

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  3. What can radioactive contamination be used for?

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  4. What is irradiation?

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  5. What can irradiation do?

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  6. What can we use irradiation for?

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  7. What else can we use irradiation for?

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  8. What is the difference between irradiation and contamination?

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  9. What does a long half-life mean?

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  10. What does a short half-life mean?

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  11. Why is radiation dangerous?

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  12. Why is a long half-life contamination source more dangerous?

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  13. Why is a short half-life contamination source less dangerous?

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  14. What level of hazard is long half-life radiation?

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  15. What level of hazard is short half-life radiation?

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  16. If an object is exposed to radiation, is it radioactive?

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  17. What do we wear when using radioactive sources?

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  18. What do we use when handling radioactive sources?

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  19. How do we store radioactive sources?

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  20. How dangerous is alpha inside the body?

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  21. How dangerous is alpha outside the body?

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  22. How dangerous is gamma inside the body?

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  23. How dangerous is gamma outside the body?

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  24. How can we measure exposure to radiation?

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  25. How can we reduce radiation dose?

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