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: [[Radioactive]] [[isotope]]s are [[Unstable Isotope|unstable isotopes]]. | : [[Radioactive]] [[isotope]]s are [[Unstable Isotope|unstable isotopes]]. | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Radioactive; half-life, pages 118-19, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:26, 10 November 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A material which is radioactive is a material which gives off ionising radiation.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A material which is radioactive is a material which gives off ionising radiation.
About Radioactive Materials
- The radioactivity of a material can be measured using a Geiger counter.
- Radioactive isotopes are unstable isotopes.