Exponential Decay Concepts and Applications

Exponential Decay Concepts and Applications

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explains the concept of exponential decrease, highlighting its unique characteristic of decreasing by the same factor over each time unit. It demonstrates how to calculate these factors and confirms the exponential nature graphically by plotting activity against time. The tutorial further explains how to find the half-life and initial activity using the graph's gradient and y-intercept.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unique characteristic of exponential decay?

It increases by the same factor over each unit of time.

It remains constant over time.

It decreases by the same factor over each unit of time.

It decreases by a different factor over each unit of time.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the activity decreases from 120 to 93.5 in one hour, what is the decay factor?

1.28

0.78

0.93

1.20

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you confirm exponential decay graphically?

By plotting a curve of natural log of activity against time.

By plotting a straight line of natural log of activity against time.

By plotting a straight line of activity against time.

By plotting a curve of activity against time.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What transformation is applied to the data to achieve a straight line in the graph?

Taking the exponential of activity.

Taking the reciprocal of activity.

Taking the natural logarithm of activity.

Taking the square root of activity.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it beneficial to start the Y-axis at a value other than zero?

To use more space on the graph for better accuracy.

To make calculations easier.

To make the graph look more complex.

To avoid negative values.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the gradient of the straight line represent in the context of exponential decay?

The final activity.

The half-life.

The decay constant.

The initial activity.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the half-life calculated from the decay constant?

By subtracting the decay constant from ln(2).

By dividing ln(2) by the decay constant.

By multiplying the decay constant by ln(2).

By adding ln(2) to the decay constant.

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