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Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Physics Student Book · Chapter 23: Radiation and Half-life

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Question 1 · Paper 1P, November 2024 · Q4(a)–(c)(i)5 marks
Question 4: a graph of activity falling from 1200 at 0 minutes to about 330 at 35 minutes; (a) give the unit for activity, (b) describe background radiation, (c)(i) describe what is meant by half-life.

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