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Nuclear radiation

GCSE Combined Science · key term

Nuclear radiation

Definition

Particles or electromagnetic waves emitted from an atomic nucleus.

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OCR GCSE Combined Science B · J260

Physics, Combined Science

Nuclear radiation can take four forms here: alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons and gamma rays. The first three are particles; gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation.
Revise: Nuclear Emissions and Decay Equations

OCR Combined Science B past papers

Related key terms

Alpha particle
Atomic number
Beta particle
Daughter nucleus
Gamma ray

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Nuclear radiation — OCR GCSE Combined Science B Definition

Radioactive decay