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4.3 Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation

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Many people believe that living near a nuclear power station is far more dangerous than flying often in aircraft. Measurements show that the extra dose from living near a power station is far smaller than the extra dose from frequent flying. What does this show?

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A

The risk that people believe they face can be larger than the risk shown by the data

B

The risk from flying in aircraft is too small to be measured by a radiation detector

C

The measurements must be wrong, because nuclear power stations are very dangerous

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Radiation dose is not a useful way of comparing the risks from different activities

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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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