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GCSE - OCR 21 Century 
P3 Radioactive Materials

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The half life of uranium 238 is 4500 million years. That is about the same as the age of the earth.

 

      

 P3 Radiation Hazards

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers

       

    Specification reference

  • P3.2: How can radioactive materials be used and handled

    safely, including wastes? 
    .
  • P3.4: What are the health risks from radioactive materials?

    Learning outcome

  • To know the hazards of ionising radiation.

    Keywords

  • Ionise - cell - DNA - cancer - dose - sievert - irradiation -
    .
    contamination.