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Radioactive Decay Practice

Authored by Alexis S

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9th - 12th Grade

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Radioactive Decay Practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

You have 100 grams of radioactive C-14. 
How many grams are left after 1 half life? 

100 grams
25 grams
2 grams
50 grams

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Which diagram best represents the percentage of this radioactive isotope sample that will remain after 2 half-lives?

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

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

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