Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

(a(i))[1]

State which radioactive emission has the greatest penetrating power.

(a(ii))[1]

State which radioactive emission has the greatest ionising power.

(b)[2]

Explain what the term isotope means.

(c)[2]

Determine the fraction of iodine-131 left in the sample after 16 days.

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