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Radioactivity

Appeared in 10 of the 11 available papers.

Examined in
10 of 11 papers

Appears almost every year — treat as core

Typically worth
10.3 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 103 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

63% of this chapter's 84 questions

Needs a diagram
17%

14 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer53
  • Identification10
  • Reasoning8
  • MCQ7
  • Fill in the blank2
  • Numerical1
  • Definition1
  • Diagram1

Most frequent topics

Nuclear physics / radioactivity 44Radioactivity / nuclear physics 4Deflection of nuclear radiations 4Radiation shielding 2Nuclear fission and nuclear energy 1Thermionic emission / free electrons 1Thermionic emission / work function 1Electron emission 1
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2(i)

Complete the following by choosing the correct answers from the bracket:

9(iii)(b)

(24, 11)Na emits a nuclear radiation which does not alter the mass number but is deflected by a magnetic field.

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2(i)

Complete the following by choosing the correct answers from the bracket:

3(vii)

Curium is a radioactive element with the symbol (247, 96) Cm Cm named in honour of Madam Curie. The graph of number of protons vs number of neutrons for some elements are shown below :

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8(ii)

Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow :

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Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)