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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation

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Question 11
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A hospital does not use an alpha source as a medical tracer. Which is the best reason for this?

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Alpha particles have too long a range in air to be detected accurately

B

Alpha particles would make the surrounding healthy tissue radioactive

C

Alpha particles pass straight through the body without being absorbed

D

Alpha particles are absorbed by the body and cannot reach the detector

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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation Questions

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40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation, covering 4.3.1 Background radiation, 4.3.2 Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes, and 4.3.3 Uses of nuclear radiation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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