Skip to content

Course home

Sign up

Radioactivity (A-level only)

EasyMedium
1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889
Question 56

The radius of a nucleus of the oxygen nuclide 816O^{16}_{8}\text{O}816​O is approximately 2.70 × 10-15 m. What is the approximate radius of a nucleus of the gold nuclide 79197Au^{197}_{79}\text{Au}79197​Au?

A

3.38×10−15 m3.38 \times 10^{-15} \text{ m}3.38×10−15 m

B

6.23×10−15 m6.23 \times 10^{-15} \text{ m}6.23×10−15 m

C

9.51×10−15 m9.51 \times 10^{-15} \text{ m}9.51×10−15 m

D

33.2×10−15 m33.2 \times 10^{-15} \text{ m}33.2×10−15 m

Markscheme

Radioactivity (A-level only) Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Radioactivity (A-level only)

128 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Physics Radioactivity (A-level only), covering Rutherford scattering (A-level only), $\alpha$ , $\beta$ and $\gamma$ radiation (A-level only), Radioactive decay (A-level only), Nuclear instability (A-level only), Nuclear radius (A-level only), Mass and energy (A-level only), Induced fission (A-level only), and Safety aspects (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

Question bank