Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Medical Uses.
The antiparticle of the electron, having the exact same mass but a positive (+1) charge.
Positron appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Medical Uses and Isotope Production for PET.
Radioactivity
Medical Uses • Isotope Production for PET
Radioactivity
Medical Uses • Medical Diagnosis
Radioactivity
Decay and Equations • Balancing Nuclear Equations
Radioactivity
Decay and Equations • Beta-plus Decay
Radioactivity
Radiation Types • Radiation Particles
Radioactivity
Radiation Types • Ionising Radiations
Radioactivity
Atomic Structure • Relative Masses and Charges
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