AQA GCSE Physics · 8463
Specification 4.4.2.3 · Paper 1
- Revise: Half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay
A process whose outcome for an individual event cannot be predicted with certainty.
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GCSE Physics · key term
A process in which the exact time of an individual event cannot be predicted, such as the decay of a particular unstable nucleus.
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Specification 4.4.2.3 · Paper 1
A process whose outcome for an individual event cannot be predicted with certainty.
Specification 6.10, 6.26 · Paper 1
Revise: Types of RadiationRadioactive decay is a random process. It is not possible to predict exactly when a particular unstable nucleus will decay.
A process in which the exact outcome of an individual event cannot be predicted, although probabilities and overall patterns can be described.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A process in which it is impossible to predict exactly which individual nucleus will decay or when it will decay.
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