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Q=Ixt
A: An instrument to measure
A: Current is conserved at a electric current in amperes,
junction in a circuit. placed in series in an electric
circuit.
A: A:
E=IxVxt
W=mxg
Q: What happens to bodies
Q: What is terminal velocity?
falling through an atmosphere?
A: Gravitational potential
energy (joule, J) = mass
(kilogram, kg) x gravitational
field strength (N/kg) x vertical
height (metre, m) A: 1 watt = 1 joule per second.
GPE = m x g x h
Q: State the equation for Q: What is the principle of
calculating kinetic energy. conservation of energy?
A: Nuclei of atoms of an
A: Alpha and beta particles, and element that have the same
gamma rays. number of protons but different
numbers of neutrons.
Q: What is an alpha particle? Q: What is a beta particle?
A: In a technique known as
radiotherapy, the gamma source of
cobalt-60 is used in the treatment of
cancer. Gamma rays destroy all cells.
However, by targeting the cancerous
A: It decreases over time. cells and rotating the intense beam of
gamma rays, most of the cancerous
cells can be killed off with as little
damage as possible being done to
healthy cells.
Q: What is the unit of activity of
Q: Define the term half-life.
a radioactive source?
Q: Activity of a radioactive
Q: What are the dangers of
sample displays exponential
working with radioactive
decay. Mathematically, how can
sources?
you determine the activity A?
Q: How do we dispose of
Q: How do we dispose of high-
intermediate-level nuclear
level nuclear waste?
waste?