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Half Life Practice Questions

Authored by Lyndsey Sanders

Chemistry, Social Studies, Physics

11th Grade

NGSS covered

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Half Life Practice Questions
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1.

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

2.

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows 32 atoms.

16 of the Red are parent isotopes

16 of the Green are daughter isotopes

How many half-lives have occurred?

0

1

2

3

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

4.

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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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is Half-life?

The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When nuclei decay, massive amounts of __________ is released.

energy
jello
protons
neutrons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows 32 atoms

32 of the Red are the parent isotope

0 of the atoms are daughter isotopes

How many half-lives have occurred?

0

1

2

3

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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