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Radioactivity sets with 16 experiments in physics

Phywe provides the following set of apparatus for the topic of radioactivity: TESS radioactivity RE, allowing as many as 16 experiments to be performed. The experiment literature guides students through the experiments themselves in a series of easily understood exercises.

   Physics, Radioactivity

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Experiments on naturally radioactive substances
  • Background radiation
  • Statistical variations in counting rates
  • Experiments on rock samples
  • Experiments on salts
  • Radioactive minerals emitting different types of radiation
  • Gas mantles as source of different types of radiation
Types of radiation and their properties 
  • Effect of distance on radiation intensity
  • Range and shielding for alpha radiation
  • Shielding for beta radiation
  • Inverse-square law for beta and gamma radiation
  • Deflection of beta radiation in a magnetic field
  • Behaviour of gamma radiation in a magnetic field
  • Change of radiation intensity over time
  • Backscatter of beta radiation
Technical application of radioactive radiation
  • Level detection
  • Layer thickness determination

TESS Radioactivity RE

TESS Radioactivity RE              13260-88

 

 

 

Equipment

TESS Radioactivity RE                                                                        13260-88

 

 

 

Experiment literature

Student experiments in radioactivity                                                01155-01

interTESS DVD                                                                                        01100-00

 

 

 

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