Free worksheet and solutions · AQA A Level · 7408
AQA A Level Physics Radioactivity and Half-Life Worksheet
AQA A Level radioactivity worksheet with decay, half-life, activity, background corrections and inverse-square practical questions, plus worked solutions.
What is covered
Questions and skills covered
The worksheet contains 6 pages of printable questions. A separate 6-page solutions PDF makes it easy to mark, review or share answers after the activity.
- Select radiation for aluminium-foil monitoring and correct background readings
- Calculate activity, decay constants and half-life; analyse exponential and logarithmic decay data
- Investigate gamma inverse-square behaviour using required practical12
About this activity
A foil-manufacturing quality-control laboratory links radiation selection, source lifetime and gamma-detector measurements.
Before you start
Use after teaching AQA A-level nuclear physics. Laboratory handling is subject to the approved teacher procedure.
Specification fit
AQA A Level Physics Worksheets
7408 · 3.8.1.2, 3.8.1.3, 8.2.RP12
Choose the correct pathway: AQA A-level 7408 only; 3.8 nuclear physics is not AS 7407 content.
Classroom use
Use the worksheet for class practice, homework, intervention, cover work or revision. Keep the PhysicsUK attribution intact when sharing copies with pupils.