Alpha/Beta + Half-Life Quiz

In the equation,  ^14₆C --> ^14₇N + ^0_-1B, the _______ decay of radioactive carbon-14 results in the creation of a new nitrogen-14 atom.

• Radioactive
• Beta
• Alpha
• Gamma

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One helium nucleus is the same as a(n)

• alpha particle

• beta particle

• gamma particle

• positron

Barium-122 has a half-life of 2 minutes. A fresh sample weighing 80 g was obtained. If it takes 10 minutes to set up an experiment using barium-122, how much barium-122 will be left when the experiment begins?

• 0.25g
• 2.5g
• 25g
• 80g

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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

After 4 half-lives, 1g of a sample of Krypton-85 remains unchanged.  What was the original mass of the sample?

• 16g
• 32g
• 0.0625g
• 4g

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Why do some elements have half-lives?

• they radioactively decay

• half of their atom gets stolen

• They are Twizzlers that break in half

The % of the parent isotope remaining after 3 Half Lives.

• 50%

• 25%

• 12.5%

• 6.25%

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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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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

Which process involves the joining of small nuclei?

• Beta decay
• Alpha decay
• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8