Skip to content

Course home

Sign up

5.2.3a Radioactive decay

EasyMedium
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970717273747576777879808182838485868788899091
Question 82

Isotope Y Y\,Y is radioactive.

Which statement about Y Y\,Y must be correct?

A

Its nucleus is unstable and will undergo spontaneous decay.

B

It is only capable of emitting β\betaβ-particles.

C

Its rate of decay can be slowed down by cooling it.

D

It has a half-life of less than a few days.

Markscheme

5.2.3a Radioactive decay Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /5.2.3a Radioactive decay

120 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 5.2.3a Radioactive decay. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

Question bank