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6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity

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Currently, all operational nuclear power stations use nuclear fission to generate electricity. Scientists and engineers are researching how to develop commercial nuclear fusion reactors to generate electricity in the future.

Compare nuclear fission and nuclear fusion as methods for generating electricity.

Your comparison should refer to:

  • the fundamental differences between the two physical processes
  • the relative advantages of each method
  • the practical and technological difficulties involved in using these methods to generate electricity.
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6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity

94 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity, covering 6.5.1 Uses of radioactivity, 6.5.2 Dangers of ionising radiation and precautions, 6.5.3 Half-life and radiation dangers, 6.5.4 Safety precautions for radiation exposure, and 6.5.5 Contamination and irradiation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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