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6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

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Fluorine-18 is a radioactive isotope used as a tracer in PET scans. It has a half-life of 110 minutes.

A dose of Fluorine-18 is prepared with an initial activity of 5.6×108 Bq5.6 \times 10^8\text{ Bq}5.6×108 Bq.

Calculate the activity of the sample after 5.5 hours.

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6.3 Nuclear equations and decay Questions

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90 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 6.3 Nuclear equations and decay. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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