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Radioactive Decay and Half-Lives

Radioactive Decay and Half-Lives

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial covers solving half-life problems for various elements, including radon, caesium-137, carbon-14, germanium-66, strontium-90, and uranium-235. It explains how to calculate the remaining mass or age of a sample by understanding the concept of half-life and applying it to different scenarios. The tutorial emphasizes working backwards and sketching out the problem rather than relying on formulas.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If radon has a half-life of 0.38 days, how many times does it halve in 7.6 days?

Four times

Once

Twice

Three times

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the original mass of the radon sample if 6 grams remain after 7.6 days?

18 grams

12 grams

6 grams

24 grams

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much of a 100-gram sample of caesium-137 remains after 128 years?

12.5 grams

50 grams

6.25 grams

25 grams

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many half-lives have passed for a caesium-137 sample in 128 years?

4

3

5

2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the age of a fossilized sample if it originally contained 96 kg of carbon-14 and now contains 3 kg?

28,650 years

34,380 years

11,460 years

17,190 years

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many times has the carbon-14 sample halved if it now contains 3 kg?

3 times

5 times

6 times

4 times

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the half-life of germanium-66 if a 48-gram sample reduces to 3 grams in 10 hours?

4.5 hours

3.5 hours

2.5 hours

1.5 hours

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