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Question 8

Fluorine-18 (18F^{18}\text{F}18F) is a radioactive isotope widely used as a tracer in medical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.

Which type of ionising radiation is emitted by 18F^{18}\text{F}18F during its decay?

A

alpha

B

beta-minus

C

beta-plus

D

gamma

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Nuclear and particle physics Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Nuclear and particle physics

90 exam-style questions on OCR A A Level Physics Nuclear and particle physics, covering The nuclear atom, Fundamental particles, Radioactivity, and Nuclear fission and fusion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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