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Nuclear physics flashcards
49 cards drawn from the 8 lessons of nuclear physics: 13 definitions, 24 recall prompts, 4 off-sheet equations and 8 spot-the-error cards. Grade yourself and the deck reschedules each card at staged intervals, from the next day out to three weeks.
Year 13 · Nuclear physics lessons · all 851 cards
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- State the absorber that stops beta radiationRecall
- Inverse-square law for gammaDefine
- Explain how to correct a count rate for backgroundRecall
- State how lead absorbs gamma radiationRecall
- State the most ionising radiationRecall
- State the composition, mass and charge of each radiationRecall
- Rutherford scattering and the nuclear modelSpot the error
- Alpha, beta and gamma radiationSpot the error
- Half-lifeDefine
- ActivityDefine
- Decay constantDefine
- Explain the random nature of radioactive decayRecall
- State the half-life from the decay constantRecall
- State the gradient of a ln N against t decay graphRecall
- Explain the half-life trade-off for a medical tracerRecall
- State the experimental evidence that radioactive decay is randomRecall
- Activity falling with timeEquation
- Radioactive decay and the decay constantSpot the error
- Half-life and nuclear instabilitySpot the error
- State the constant in the nuclear radius equationRecall
- State the closest-approach energy conditionRecall
- Explain why electrons are used to measure nuclear radiiRecall
- State the electron diffraction feature that fixes the nuclear radiusRecall
- Closest approach: the alpha's kinetic energyEquation
- Nuclear density from R₀Equation
- Nuclear radius and densitySpot the error
- Binding energyDefine
- State how to find binding energy from mass defectRecall
- Mass defectDefine
- State the energy equivalent of 1 uRecall
- Atomic mass unitDefine
- State where the binding energy per nucleon curve peaksRecall
- State the quantity used to compare nuclear stabilityRecall
- Mass-energy and binding energySpot the error
- Critical massDefine
- Induced fissionDefine
- State the products of induced fissionRecall
- State the energy released per fission of uranium-235Recall
- Explain why fusion needs very high temperaturesRecall
- State how to find reaction energy from nuclear massesRecall
- Fission and fusionSpot the error
- ModeratorDefine
- Thermal neutronDefine
- Control rodsDefine
- CoolantDefine
- Explain the emergency shut-down of a reactorRecall
- State the first stage of spent fuel storageRecall
- Neutron energy kept in an elastic moderator collisionEquation
- Nuclear reactors and safetySpot the error
The lessons these cards come from
- Rutherford scattering and the nuclear model
- Alpha, beta and gamma radiation
- Radioactive decay and the decay constant
- Half-life and nuclear instability
- Nuclear radius and density
- Mass-energy and binding energy
- Fission and fusion
- Nuclear reactors and safety
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