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Date November 2020 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 20N.3.sl.TZ0.a
Level sl Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
Command term Describe Question number a Adapted from N/A
a.
[Maximum mark: 2]
20N.3.sl.TZ0.a

Describe the proper disposal of low-level radioactive waste in hospitals.

[2]

Markscheme

store until material becomes inactive/radiation levels drop ✔

dispose with other waste
OR
dispose in landfills ✔


Only award M2 if M1 correct.
Accept “dispose by incineration” for M2.

Examiners report

Mostly well answered. Some students lost a mark due to not giving a complete answer. In Spanish quite a few students referred to isotopes 'decomposing' and therefore lost their mark.

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