7.4 and 7.5

7.4 and 7.5 starter

01 February 2012

10:00

Tell the person next to you…
· What are the 7 parts of the electromagnetic spectrum you learnt in P3, Waves?
· What are they in order of increasing frequency?

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(Note that microwaves are missing from this animation!)

Answers
· Radio waves
· Microwaves
3. Infra Red
4. Visible
5. Ultra violet
6. X-Rays
7. Gamma Rays

7.4 and 7.5

12 January 2012

10:24
· 7.4 understand that alpha and beta particles and gamma rays are ionising radiations emitted from unstable nuclei in a random process
· 7.5 describe the nature of alpha and beta particles and gamma rays and recall that they may be distinguished in terms of penetrating power

Producing Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiation
· http://youtu.be/pHUgL_RS9ng

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Penetrating Power
· http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48JQaZHuFsQ&feature=youtu.be
· http://youtu.be/61y2GTr0MlQ

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Ionisation

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Effect of magnetic and electric fields
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