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IB Physics HL

Theme A — Space, Time and Motion

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Theme B — The Particulate Nature of Matter

0/105 Dr Dabour Hub Science Diagram and Course Material

Theme C — Wave Behaviour

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Theme D — Fields

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Theme E — Nuclear and Quantum Physics

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Tools and Inquiry — IB Physics skills

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E.4.5 Radioactive Waste Management – Check yourself

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  • Passing grade: B+
  • Time limit: 10 minutes
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1.
Which type of waste accounts for most of the radioactivity?
High-level
Low-level
Intermediate-level
Medical
2.
Spent fuel is first stored in water pools because the water...
slows neutrons for reuse
makes it non-radioactive
cools it and shields the radiation
enriches it
3.
A waste with half-life 20 years has an initial activity of 800 kBq. After 80 years it is...
400 kBq
50 kBq
200 kBq
100 kBq
4.
Vitrification means...
burning the waste
dissolving waste in water
launching waste into space
sealing waste in glass
5.
Which isotope in spent fuel needs isolation for the longest time?
Iodine-131 (8 d)
Caesium-137 (30 y)
Plutonium-239 (24 100 y)
Strontium-90 (29 y)
6.
Which is a disadvantage of reprocessing?
It increases the amount of uranium
It involves separated plutonium, a proliferation risk
It makes the waste less radioactive
It needs no chemical plant
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Part of Theme E — Nuclear and Quantum Physics — see every lesson and quiz in this unit.
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