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Half life problems

Authored by B Taylor

Science

8th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Half life problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The % of the parent isotope remaining after 1 Half Life.

50%

25%

12.5%

6.25%

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

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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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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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

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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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If one had 100.0 g at the beginning, how many grams would be left after 4.8 minutes has elapsed?

100.0g

25.0g

12.5g

8.5g

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-PS1-7

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