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Topic 6: Radioactivity

Quick questions on Nuclear decay equations - Edexcel GCSE Physics

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State how the mass and atomic numbers change in alpha decay. [2 marks]
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In beta-minus decay, what happens to the atomic number? [1 mark]

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