Physics GCSE
Absorbing materials
What Absorbing materials means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Absorbing materials
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Reference: OCR
Paper or a few centimetres of air stop alpha particles, a few millimetres of aluminium stop beta particles, and thick lead or concrete reduce gamma rays.
Topics that use Absorbing materials
- Radioactive emissions (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Alpha emission
- Beta emission
- conservation of charge
- conservation of mass number
- Conventional nuclear notation
- Electron energy levels
- Emission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- Half-life
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