Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Decay and Equations.
A state in which a nucleus has excess energy compared to its more stable ground state, often occurring immediately after alpha or beta decay.
Excited state appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Decay and Equations and Nuclear Rearrangement.
Radioactivity
Decay and Equations • Nuclear Rearrangement
Radioactivity
Decay and Equations • Effects of Decay
Radioactivity
Decay and Equations • Development of Atomic Model
Radioactivity
Atomic Structure • Orbit Changes
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Dangers and Uses • Atomic Changes and Radiation
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