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Half Life

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Half Life of this isotope?

a)

3 days

b)

5 days

c)

8 days

d)

10 days

2.

The Half Life of Californium 252 is 5 years.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

The time it takes for a radioactivity level to drop by a half is is the sample's ___________________.

a)

quarter life

b)

whole life

c)

wonderful life

d)

half life

4.

If the half life of a radioactive element is 100yrs, how long would it take for the radioactivity to reduce by one half?

a)

200yrs

b)

100yrs

c)

50yrs

d)

300yrs

5.
_______________ is the process by which unstable atoms emit radiation until they become stable.
a)
Radiation
b)
Chemical Reaction
c)
Radioactive Decay
d)
Isotopes
6.

A certain radioactive sample has a half life of 2 years. After 6 years, how much of the sample is left?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/16

d)

1/8

7.
What is Half-life?
a)
The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
b)
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
c)
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
d)
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
8.

The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If one had 100.0 g at the beginning, how many grams would be left after 2.4 minutes has elapsed?

a)

100.0g

b)

50.0g

c)

12.5g

d)

8.5g

9.

If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 8 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.

a)

5.0mg

b)

1.25g

c)

10g

d)

10mg

10.
What is the half-life of iodine-131?
a)
32 days
b)
8 days
c)
16 days
d)
24 days
11.

The % of the parent isotope remaining after 3 Half Lives.

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

12.5%

d)

6.25%

12.

The % of the parent isotope remaining after 1 Half Life.

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

12.5%

d)

6.25%

13.

The % of the parent isotope remaining after 2 Half Lives.

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

12.5%

d)

6.25%

14.

A radioactive sample will lose half of its original radioactive nuclei after 1 half life.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If one had 100.0 g at the beginning, how many grams would be left after 4.8 minutes has elapsed?

a)

100.0g

b)

25.0g

c)

12.5g

d)

8.5g

16.

If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 16 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.

a)

5.0mg

b)

2.5mg

c)

10g

d)

10mg

17.

If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 27 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 9 days.

a)

5.0mg

b)

2.5mg

c)

1.25mg

d)

10mg

18.

What is the half life of californium?

a)

1 year

b)

2.8 years

c)

3 years

d)

5 years

19.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
20.

An alpha source in a smoke detector should have a (a)   half-life.

21.

The unit of activity is (a)   .

22.

A radioactive source has an activity of 800 Bq. It has a half-life of 4 hours. Calculate its activity after 24 hours.

(a)