Radioactive isotopes that emit ionising radiation are used in hospitals.
State and explain two safety precautions necessary for hospital staff who work with these radioactive materials.
Explain two reasons why alpha-emitters are not suitable to be used as radioactive tracers injected into a patient's body.
Phosphorus-32 is a radioactive isotope of phosphorus (P\text{P}P) with a proton number of 15 and a nucleon number of 32. It decays by emitting a beta-particle to form an isotope of sulfur (S\text{S}S).
Use nuclide notation to write down the nuclide equation for this decay.
484 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 5.2 Radioactivity, covering 5.2.1 Background radiation and measuring count rate, 5.2.2a Alpha, beta and gamma emission, 5.2.2b Deflection and ionising effects of nuclear radiation, 5.2.3a Radioactive decay, 5.2.3b Effects of decay on the nucleus and decay equations, 5.2.4a Half-life, 5.2.4b Choosing isotopes for applications, and 5.2.5 Effects of ionising radiation and safety precautions. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.