This Radioactive Starter Kit contains a multitude of items which a Science Department can use in order to conduct Radioactivity demonstrations in the classroom, and enables a comprehensive range of experimental investigations into the characteristics and properties of radioactive emission to be carried out
Please note:‐ Radioactive Sources are not included, but are available to purchase separately (B849589, B8A49578, or B8A49591)The kit includes the following:Geiger‐Muller Tube (B8H27155)
Geiger‐Muller Tube Holder (B8A49724)
S‐Range Scaler‐Timer (B8H28925)
Radioactive Source Handling Tool (B8A49608)
Experimental Radioactivity Kit (B8H27143)The Experimental Radioactivity Kit includes the following:Radioactivity bench
Aluminium Absorbers
Lead Absorbers
Set of Solid Blocks (made of Polystyrene, Wood, Aluminium Lead)
Source Holders x 2, with Bulldog Clips for holding a cup source
Carriages for Source Holders ahd Absorber Plates
Collimator
Full teacher notesThe included Experimental Radioactivity Kit will enable students to investigate the following:To classify radioactive and non‐radioactive solids
To investigate the randomness of the radiation emitted by a Radium226 source
To compare the activity of emitters
To reduce the intensity of radiation emitted by a source
To separate the radiation emitted by a Radium226 source
To investigate the rate of decay of a radioactive source and to determine the half‐life of that decay process
To determine the range of alpha particles in the air
To investigate the absorption of beta particles in a metal
To investigate the attenuation of gamma rays in lead
To investigate the relationship between the intensity of gamma rays at a point and the distance of that point from the source
To monitor the distribution in space of the emission from a radiation source
To investigate the deflection of a stream of beta particles in a magnetic field
To investigate the back scattering of beta radiation by solids
To gauge the thickness of aluminium foil by the transmission of beta particles
To gauge the level of a liquid or powder by the transmission of beta particles
