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Day 119 CfU: Radiometric Dating

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

If we started with 16 g of undecayed Carbon-14, how many half lives is represented by the diagram shown?

(HINT: SHADED = decayed,

UNSHADED = undecayed)

a)

0 Half-Lives

b)

1 Half-Life

c)

2 Half-Lives

d)

3 Half-Lives

e)

4 Half-Lives

2.

If we started with 16 g of undecayed Carbon-14, how many half lives is represented by the diagram shown?

(HINT: SHADED = decayed,

UNSHADED = undecayed)

a)

0 Half-Lives

b)

1 Half-Life

c)

2 Half-Lives

d)

3 Half-Lives

e)

4 Half-Lives

3.

If we started with 16 g of undecayed Carbon-14, how many half lives is represented by the diagram shown?

(HINT: SHADED = decayed,

UNSHADED = undecayed)

a)

0 Half-Lives

b)

1 Half-Life

c)

2 Half-Lives

d)

3 Half-Lives

e)

4 Half-Lives

4.

If we started with 16 g of undecayed Carbon-14, how old is the sample represented by the diagram?

(HINT: SHADED = decayed,

UNSHADED = undecayed)

a)

2 y

b)

5700 y

c)

11,400 y

d)

22,800 y

e)

17,100 y

5.

If we started with 16 g of undecayed Carbon-14, how old is the sample represented by the diagram?

(HINT: SHADED = decayed,

UNSHADED = undecayed)

a)

4 y

b)

5700 y

c)

11,400 y

d)

22,800 y

e)

17,100 y

6.

If we started with 16 g of undecayed Carbon-14, how old is the sample represented by the diagram?

(HINT: SHADED = decayed,

UNSHADED = undecayed)

a)

1 y

b)

5700 y

c)

11,400 y

d)

22,800 y

e)

17,100 y

7.

Use your understanding of radioactive decay to complete data shown in the following table.

a)

25 g

b)

5700 g

c)

12.5 g

d)

11,400 g

e)

6.25 g

8.

Use your understanding of radioactive decay to complete data shown in the following table.

a)

25 g

b)

5700 g

c)

12.5 g

d)

11,400 g

e)

6.25 g

9.

Use your understanding of radioactive decay to complete data shown in the following table.

a)

25 g

b)

5700 g

c)

12.5 g

d)

11,400 g

e)

6.25 g

10.

Use your understanding of radioactive decay to complete data shown in the following table.

a)

25 y

b)

5700 y

c)

12.5 y

d)

11,400 y

e)

6.25 y

11.

Use your understanding of radioactive decay to complete data shown in the following table.

a)

25 y

b)

5700 y

c)

12.5 y

d)

11,400 y

e)

6.25 y

12.

Use your understanding of radioactive decay to complete data shown in the following table.

a)

17,100 y

b)

5700 y

c)

12.5 y

d)

11,400 y

e)

6.25 y