Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Electromagnetic Waves.
High-energy EM waves (Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays) with enough energy to remove electrons from atoms, which can cause DNA mutation and cancer.
Ionising radiation appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Waves, especially Electromagnetic Waves and Types of electromagnetic waves.
Waves
Electromagnetic Waves • Types of electromagnetic waves
Atomic structure
Hazards and Uses of Radiation • Uses of nuclear radiation
Atomic structure
Nuclear Radiation • Radioactive contamination
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