Half Lives: Quantifying Radioactive Decay Over Time
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1.
Multiple Choice
What is the main characteristic of radioactive decay?
It can be controlled.
It is a random process.
It is a predictable process.
It occurs at a constant rate.
2.
Multiple Choice
How is the concept of half-life best described?
The time it takes for the number of nuclei to double.
The time it takes for half of the nuclei to decay.
The time it takes for the nuclei to stop decaying.
The time it takes for all nuclei to decay.
3.
Multiple Choice
If a substance has a half-life of 40 seconds, how many nuclei remain after 80 seconds if you start with 10,000?
1,250
5,000
10,000
2,500
4.
Multiple Choice
What shape does the decay curve of radioactive nuclei typically take?
Circular
Quadratic
Exponential
Linear
5.
Multiple Choice
After three half-lives, what fraction of the original radioactive nuclei remains?
1/8
1/16
1/4
1/2
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