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PHYSICS FORM 4

RADIOACTIVITY

“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be

mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.”
—Michael Phelps

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 5.1 UNDERSTANDING THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM

DISCOVERY OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM

DEFINITION

PROTON

NEUTRON

ELECTRON

ISOTOPE

DRAW THE ATOMIC MODEL

(a) John Dalton (1800s)

- atom is a solid sphere

(b) J.J Thomson (1897)

- electrons stuck in the atom

surface

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(c) Ernest Rutherford (1911)

- atom mass is concentrated in

the nucleus

(d) Niels Bohr (1913)

- electrons surround the

nucleus in specific region
called energy level.

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 NUCLEUS

Nucleus consists of ______________ and _______________

Nucleus of an atom is identify by using proton number and nucleon number.

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Write nuclide notations and determined number of proton and neutron for each elements:

Number of proton Number of neutron Nuclide notation

Hydrogen

Helium

Carbon

Zinc

Radium

Uranium

Find the number of proton and neutron :

226 235 141

88𝑅𝑎 92𝑈 56𝐵𝑎

p= n= e= p= n= e= p= n= e=

92 210 51
35𝐾𝑟 82𝑃𝑏 24𝐶𝑟

p= n= e= p= n= e= p= n= e=

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 ISOTOPES

What is meant by Isotopes?

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Write nuclide notation for the isotopes of each elements :

Stable isotope Unstable isotopes

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1𝐻
Hydrogen

Oxygen

Carbon

Helium

Uranium

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5.2 ANALYSING RADIOACTIVE DECAY

DEFINITION

RADIOACTIVE

RADIOACTIVITY

RADIOACTIVE DECAY

Nuclei with large proton number are usually unstable and the nucleus emit radioactive particles
to become more stable.

This process is spontaneous and not triggered by any external factors.

There are 3 type of radiation released from radioactive nucleus :

Alpha Particle (α) Beta Particle (β) Gamma Ray (γ)

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 Complete the table with characteristic of each radiation:

Type of Alpha Particle Beta Particle Gamma Ray

radiation

Nature Helium nucleus Fast moving electron Electromagnetic ray

Nuclide
notation
Charge

Mass No mass

Speed 0.9 x speed of light

Ionising High
power
Penetrating Medium
power
A few cm of lead
Thick concrete
Draw the diagram showing the penetrating effect of the radiation
Stopped by

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Magnetic Draw the diagram showing the deflection of the radiation
field

Electric field Draw the diagram showing the deflection of the radiation