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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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10(a)

Arrange α, β and γ rays in ascending order with respect to their