What happens to the atomic number of an atom during beta decay?

Exploring Half-Life and Carbon Dating in Nuclear Chemistry

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It doubles.
It decreases by one.
It increases by one.
It remains the same.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many atoms are there in one mole of carbon-12?
6.02 x 10^22
6.02 x 10^23
6.02 x 10^25
6.02 x 10^24
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the half-life of carbon-14?
5,740 years
1,000 years
100 years
10,000 years
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to decay?
Half-life
Radioactive period
Decay time
Decay constant
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After one half-life, what fraction of the original carbon-14 atoms remains?
1/4
1/2
1/16
1/8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you start with 10 grams of carbon-14, how much will remain after two half-lives?
1.25 grams
5 grams
2.5 grams
7.5 grams
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the probability that a single carbon-14 atom will decay after one half-life?
50%
25%
100%
75%
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