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Nuclear Half Lives

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9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of half-life?

Time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive substance to decay.

Time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive substance to combine.

Time it takes for all of the atoms in a radioactive substance to decay.

Time it takes for half of the atoms in a non-radioactive substance to decay.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A radioactive substance has a half-life of 10 years. If you start with 100 grams of the substance, how much will remain after 30 years?

25 grams

12.5 grams

50 grams

75 grams

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 5 days. If you start with 200 grams of the isotope, how much will remain after 15 days?

25 grams

100 grams

50 grams

75 grams

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A radioactive substance has a half-life of 2 hours. If you start with 500 grams of the substance, how much will remain after 6 hours?

125 grams

250 grams

375 grams

62.5 grams

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 1 year. If you start with 1000 grams of the isotope, how much will remain after 3 years?

125 grams

250 grams

500 grams

750 grams

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A radioactive substance has a half-life of 20 minutes. If you start with 800 grams of the substance, how much will remain after 1 hour?

600

400

100

200

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 7 days. If you start with 300 grams of the isotope, how much will remain after 21 days?

37.5 grams

75 grams

150 grams

225 grams

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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