WJEC A-level Physics A420QS · C3.6
Nuclear Decay
- Code
- C3.6
- In
- C3 Component 3: Light, Nuclei and Options
- Course
- A-level Physics A420QS
- Board
- WJEC
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Points under C3.6
- C3.6(a) Nuclear decay and alpha, beta and gamma radiation
- C3.6(b) Distinguishing alpha, beta and gamma radiation
- C3.6(c) Background radiation
- C3.6(d) The concept of the half-life, T½
- C3.6(e) The definition of the activity, A, and the Becquerel
- C3.6(f) The decay constant and activity, A = λN
- C3.6(g) The exponential law of radioactive decay
- C3.6(h) Half-life and the decay constant
Points in C3 Component 3: Light, Nuclei and Options
- C3.1 The Nature of Waves
- C3.2 Wave Properties
- C3.3 Refraction of Light
- C3.4 Photons
- C3.5 Lasers
- C3.6 Nuclear Decay
- C3.7 Particles and Nuclear Structure
- C3.8 Nuclear Energy
- C3.9 Magnetic Fields
- C3.10 Electromagnetic Induction
- C3.A Option A: Alternating Currents
- C3.B Option B: Medical Physics
- C3.C Option C: The Physics of Sports
- C3.D Option D: Energy and the Environment