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Calculating Half-life

Authored by Kristi Goodwin

Chemistry, Physics, Science

8th - 12th Grade

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Calculating Half-life
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

You have 100 grams of radioactive C-14. The half life of C-14 is 5730 years. 
How many grams are left after 1 half life? 

100 grams
25 grams
2 grams
50 grams

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

After the third half-life, how much of the sample is left?

1/2
1/3
1/16
1/8

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.

1.25mg
1.25g
10g
10mg

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The half-life of strontium-90 is 25 years. How much strontium-90 will remain after 100 years if the initial amount is 4.0 g?

3.0g
0.25mg
0.3g
0.25g

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

If the half-life of uranium-232 is 70 years, how many half-lives will it take for 10 g of it to be reduced to 1.25 g?

1 half-life
2 half-lives
3 half-lives
4 half-lives

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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After 22,800 years, approximately what percentage of the original carbon-14 remains?

15%

12.5%

6.25%

3.125%

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What is the half-life of iodine-131?

32 days
8 days
16 days
24 days

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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