DP Physics (last assessment 2024)
Question 18M.3.HL.TZ2.b
| Date | May 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 18M.3.HL.TZ2.b |
| Level | HL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ2 |
| Command term | Explain | Question number | b | Adapted from | N/A |
b.
[Maximum mark: 2]
18M.3.HL.TZ2.b
Explain how neutron capture can produce elements with an atomic number greater than iron.
[2]
Markscheme
Neutron capture creates heavier isotopes / heavier nuclei / more unstable nucleus
β– decay of heavy elements/iron increases atomic number «by 1»
OWTTE
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