Physics GCSE
Energy of radiation
What Energy of radiation means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Energy of radiation
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Reference: OCR
The missing mass appears as this, often carried away by a fast neutron and gamma rays.
Topics that use Energy of radiation
- Uses and hazards (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- chain reaction
- contamination
- Half-life
- irradiation
- Mass-energy conversion
- Medical uses of nuclear radiation
- neutron absorption
- nuclear fission
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