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BELLRINGER Nuclear Equations & Half-Life

Authored by Penny Turner

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10th Grade

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BELLRINGER Nuclear Equations & Half-Life
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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 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? (a)  

How many grams are left after 2 half-lives? ​ (b)  

100 grams

12.5 grams
50 grams
25 grams

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

After the third half-life, what fraction of the sample is left?

1/2

1/3

1/16

1/8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The time it takes for a radioactivity level to drop by a half is is the sample's ___________________.

quarter life

whole life

wonderful life

half life

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This is the correct equation for U-238 decay.

true

false

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Balance the following equation:
146C --> 0-1e + ________

145B
146C
147N
42He

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?

Alpha
beta
gamma 
none

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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