Nuclear Physics
| Front | Why is ionisation a concern? |
| Back | As it can steal electrons from genetic material such as DNA and can lead to gentic mutations and even uncontrollable cell growth and replication which is cancer |
| Front | Products of beta - decay |
| Back | Daughter nucleus (same mass #, 1 less atomic #)Electron Anti-neutrino |
| Front | What is ionisation from decay products? |
| Back | Ionisation from decay products occurs when the energetic alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays emitted during radioactive decay have enough energy to strip electrons from atoms |