IGCSE Physics 0625, topic 5.2.5
Safety precautions: past paper questions
23 Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 questions on Safety precautions (5.2.5) from 23 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 23
- Papers
- 23
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 48
- Average per question
- 2.1 marks
- Largest question
- 8 marks
By type: Multiple choice 19 · Structured 4
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply4
- Analyse5
- Not banded14
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- useApply5 questions
- completeApply2 questions
- describeApply2 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- explainAnalyse2 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall2 questions
express in clear terms
- suggestAnalyse2 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations
- giveRecall1 question
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- identifyRecall1 question
name/select/recognise
- predictAnalyse1 question
suggest what may happen based on available information
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20258
- 20248
- 20234
By session
- May/June13
- Oct/Nov10
By paper
- Paper 111
- Paper 28
- Paper 32
- Paper 42
Questions on this topic
Showing 14 of 23, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 37Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark
Radioactive materials must be handled in a safe way. What is not a safety procedure?
- Try this questionQuestion 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 33Structured7 marks
State how a neutral atom becomes a positive ion.
- Try this questionQuestion 37Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
What is the most effective precaution to reduce the risk when handling, storing or using a radioactive source that emits -rays?
- Try this questionQuestion 38May/June 2026, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark
Safety precautions are needed when a person is using a radioactive source. What is not a precaution for a person using a radioactive source?
- Try this questionQuestion 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 43Structured7 marks
An isotope of boron is used in the treatment of cancer in the brain. Boron sticks to cancer cells in the brain. The isotope of boron is bombarded with neutrons then undergoes fission to form lithium and alpha-particles.
- Try this questionQuestion 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 33Structured8 marksHas a diagram
Table 9.1 shows information about particles in an atom. Complete the table.
- Try this questionQuestion 37May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Which row states a harmful effect and a beneficial effect of ionising radiation on living things?
- Try this questionQuestion 37May/June 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
In school laboratories, radioactive sources are stored in lead-lined boxes. Why is lead used?
- Try this questionQuestion 36May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Radioactive waste is often mixed with liquid glass. This mixture solidifies and is stored in steel drums. Why is this process used to store radioactive waste?
- Try this questionQuestion 36May/June 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark
What is the safest way to store a radioactive source?
- Try this questionQuestion 37May/June 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark
Which safety precautions must be taken when using a source of gamma radiation?
- Try this questionQuestion 37May/June 2024, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark
Why are some radioactive sources stored in boxes made from lead?
- Try this questionQuestion 35May/June 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark
Which effect on living things is not caused by ionising radiation?
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2024, paper 42Structured7 marks
Radioactive isotopes that emit ionising radiation are used in hospitals. State and explain two safety precautions necessary for the use of these isotopes in medical procedures.