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1. Question 1: Trengganu 07
A radioactive source emits two rays P
and Q is placed in front of an electric
field and the radioactive path is shown
in Diagram 1.
2. Question 4: Trengganu 08
A Polonium nucleus emits alpha particles
p
and gamma ray to become a Plumbum
nucleus.
(a) Complete the decay equation for
Polonium nucleus by writing the
appropriate number in the boxes
provided.
[1 mark]
(b) The Polonium nucleus is placed in
front of electric field as shown in
Diagram 4.1.
DIAGRAM 1
(a) Name the material of container X.
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[ 1 mark ]
(b)(i) Complete this sentence by
underlining one correct phrase in
the box.
Ray P is
an alpha particle
(i)
a beta particle
a gamma ray
[1 mark ]
(ii) Give the reason for your answer
in (a)(i).
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[1 mark ]
(c) Why the size of deflection of ray P is
greater than ray Q?
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[1 mark ]
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(ii)
Draw
raw path of ray for alpha
a
particle and gamma ray in
Diagram 4.1.
[2 marks]
Explain why the rays follow
the path as you drawn in
Diagram 4.1
Alpha: .....................................................
Gamma: ..................................................
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[2 marks]
(c) A sample of polonium of mass
120 g has a half-life
life of 45 s.
Determine the mass of polonium
that has decayed after 180
second.
[2 marks]
3. Question 3: MRSM 08
Radioisotope uranium-238
238 decays to
become thorium-224
224 as shown in the
equation below.
4. Question 4: Melaka 07
(a) P, Q and R are three descriptions
of the main types of nuclear
radiation.
P: A fast moving electron
electr
Q: Short wave length
electromagnetic radiation
R: A particle consisting of two
protons and two neutrons.
Which lettered statement is the
description of:
(i)
An alpha particle: .......
(ii)
A beta particle: .........
(iii) Gamma radiation: ......
[3 marks]
(b) Diagram 4 shows a radioactive
detector to detect radioactive
emissions.
[2 marks]
Radon-220
220 is placed as radioactive
source in this detector and it decays by
emitting alpha particles and it has a
half-life of 52 s.
(i)
State the name of the
radioactive detector shown
s
in
Diagram 4.
(ii)
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[1 mark]
On Diagram 4, sketch the
misty track formed by these
alpha particles.
[1 mark]
(c) The activity of a sample of
Radon-220
220 is measured to be 520
counts/s. Calculate the activity of
the Radon-220
220 after 156 s.
[1mark]
(ii) Complete the following
equation for the decay of IodineIodine
131.
[2 marks]
5. Question 2: Kelantan 07
Diagram 3.1 shows the rate of decay of
radioactive substance, Iodine--131.
a).
[1 mark]
6. Question 4: Melaka 08
Diagram 4.1 shows a Geiger-Muller
Geiger
tube
connected to a counter rate meter to
detect radioactive
ve rays from a
radioisotope P.
[1mark]
b) Based on Diagram 3.1, what is the
half life of Iodine?
[1mark]
c) What happen to the activity of
Iodine-131
131 after 24 days?
[1mark]
d) When Iodine-131
131 decays, it
produces a beta particle and
Xenon-131(Xe).
(i)
What is beta particle?
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[2 marks]
(b) The radioisotope P has been
b
removed but there is still a small
reading on the counter rate
meter. What causes this reading?
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[1 mark]
Diagram 4.2 shows a graph of
radioactive activity, N, for radioisotope
P against time, t.
(a)(i) Why does the parent nuclide
decay?
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[1 mark]
(ii) Compare the total mass in a.m.u.
before and after the decay
process.
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[1 mark]
(iii) Explain the reason for the
observation 5(a)(ii).
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[1 mark]
(iv) Write an equation to show
relationship between mass
defect, m, speed of light, c and
energy, E.
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[1 mark]
(v) State the relationship between the
mass defect and the energy
released.
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[1 mark]
(d) The half-lifes
lifes of radium-226
radium
and
carbon-14
14 are 1 600 years and 5 600
years respectively.
(i) What is meant by half-life?
half
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(b) Based on the decay curves in
Diagram 6.2,
(i)
State the half-life of
radioactive
ve substance X and
radioactive substance Y.
X: .............................
Y: ..........................
[2 marks]
(ii)
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9. Question 8: SBP 07
Diagram 8.1 is part of the decay curve
for a sample of an -emitting
radioactive isotope.
Diagram 8.2
The results of this experiment are
shown in Table 8.
Distance from
Count rate /
source to detector
count per minute
/cm
1
681
2
562
3
441
4
382
5
317
6
20
7
19
8
21
9
19
(i) Name one suitable detector to
detect -particles
particles in air.
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[1 mark]
(b) Based on Diagram 8.1:
(i) Determine the half-life
life of the
isotope.
[2 marks]
(ii) Complete the curve in Diagram
8.1 as far as time = 20 days. Plot
the exact corresponding values
of the percentage activity and
time.
[3 marks]
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[1 mark]
(ii) State the cause of the count rate
at a distance of 9 cm from the
source.
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[1 mark]
(iii) Estimate the count rate that is
only due to the source at a
distance of 2 cm.
[1 mark]
(ii)Give
Give the reason for your answer.
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[ 1 mark ]
(d)
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[2 marks]
10. Question 2: SBP 08
A radioactive source and a detector are
used to check the level of fruit juice in a
carton. Cartons of fruit juice pass
between the detector and the
radioactive source, as shown in
Diagram 2. The radioactive source emits
-particles.
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[1 mark]
DIAGRAM 8.1
(a)
What is a -particle?
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[ 1 mark ]
(b) State the suitable detector to detect
-particles in Diagram 2.
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[ 1 mark ]
(c)(i) What happened to the reading of
the rate-meter
meter when a full carton
of juice goes past the detector.
Position of
paper
Readings of
G-M
37 29
tube/counts/
0
5
min
TABLE 8.2
29
0
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[ 1 mark ]
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[1 mark]
(b) Base on Table 8.2, which part of
the paper is the thinnest? Give
your reason.
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[4 marks]
(d) Based your answer in (c)(ii) and
Table 8.3, which one of the
radioisotope would be the best
choice as the radioactive source.
Give two reason for your answer
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[2 marks]
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[2 marks]
(ii)
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[3 marks]
12. Question 8: Trengganu 07
Diagram 8.1 shows a method used to
detect leakage of pipes laid
underground. A little radioisotope
substance is dissolved in the water that
flows in the pipes. A Geiger Muller
which connected to the ratemeter is
then moved over the pipes according
to the layout plan of the underground
pipes.
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[1 mark]
(b) Base on Table 8.1, state the
location on the pipe where the
leakage takes place.
State reason for your answer.
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[2 marks]
[4 marks]
(d) Based on your answer in (c) (ii) and
Table 8.2, suggest the suitable
radioisotope to detect the leakages
of pipes.
Give two reasons for your answer.
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Radioisotope
Sodium -24
Time
taken to Radioactive
decay
emission
to
12.5%
45
Beta
hours
Cobalt-60
15.9
years
Gamma
Radium-226
4860
years
Alpha
222
86
Rn ).
[2 marks]
calculate the half life for every
radioisotope.
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[3 marks]
13. Question 8: Johor 09
Diagram 8 shows an underground water
pipe that is leaking. The radioactive salt
contains radioisotope is used to detect
the leakage.
Beta
Sodium-24
Gamma
Phosphorus32
Beta
Halflife
5.27
years
28.5
years
15
hours
14.3
days
Physical
state
Solid
Solid
Liquid
Liquid
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14. Conceptual: Johor 07
Diagram 10.1 and Diagram 10.2 show
the graph of radioactivity for two
difference sources .
Reason
(ii)
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[2 marks]
Half-life
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Reason
(iii)
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[2 marks]
Physical state
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Reason
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[2 mark]
(c) Determine the most suitable
radioisotope that can be used to
detect the leakage.
[1 mark]
(d) The radioisotope in 8(c) has an
initial count rate of 1600 counts
per minute. Calculate the time
taken for the radioisotope in the
water to become 100 count per
minute.
[2 marks]
(e) Cobalt-60 emits gamma ray.
(i) State one property of the
gamma ray.
.
[1 mark]
(ii) Compare the speed of gamma
ray and speed of light in the
vacuum.
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
P
Q
R
S
Half
Half-life
16 hours
20 days
15 hours
40 minutes
Detector
Counter
Spark counter
Cloud chamber
Geiger-Muller
tube
Radiation
badge
Scaler
Ratemeter
(i)
State
Ionizing
of
power
matter
Solid
High
Liquid
Low
Solid
Low
Liquid
high
(c)(i) Based on
n Table 12.1 above,
explain the suitable properties of
(ii)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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Radioisotope
Charateristics of
radioisotope
State
Types
Halfof
of ray
life
matter
Iodine-131
Liquid
Gamma
Xenon-133
Solid
Beta
Cobalt-60
Solid
Gamma
Strontium-90
Liquid
Beta
8
days
5
days
5
years
8
years
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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isotope
Characteristics of Isotope
State
of
matter
Solid
Emitted
radiation
Halflife
Beta
Solid
Gamma
Xenon-133
Gas
Beta
Water H-3
Liquid
Beta
Polonium210
Solid
Alpha
28
years
5
years
5
days
12
years
140
days
Strontium90
Cobalt-60
Power of
penetration
medium
High
High
Medium
Low
[3 marks]
(e) The half-life of cobalt-60 is 5 years.
Calculate the time taken for the
activity of this isotope to decay to
12.5% of its initial value.
[2 marks]
Ionizing
power
Penetra
tion
power
Radia
tion ray
State of
matter
Low
days
High
hours
Low
years
hour
Medium High
High
Low
High
High
Low
gama
alfa
gama
Beta
alfa
Liquid
Solid
Liquid
Solid
liquid
5 min
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[1 mark]
(b) Table 12.2 shows the
characteristics of five
radioisotopes P, Q, R, S and T.
A
B
C
D
E
F
(i)
(ii)
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