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Half-Lives

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the mass of an original 5.60-gram sample of iron-53 that remains unchanged after 25.53 minutes?

a)

0.35 g

b)

0.70 g

c)

1.40 g

d)

2.80 g

2.

Which radioisotope has the fastest rate of decay?

a)

14C

b)

37Ca

c)

53Fe

d)

42K

3.

A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 2.5 years. Which fraction of the original mass remains unchanged after 10. years?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/8

d)

1/16

4.

What is the total number of years that must pass before only 25.00 grams of an original 100.0-gram sample of C-14 remains unchanged?

a)

2865 y

b)

5730 y

c)

11,460 y

d)

17,190 y

5.

What is the half-life of a radioisotope if 25.0 grams of an original 200.-gram sample of the isotope remains unchanged after 11.46 days?

a)

2.87 d

b)

3.82 d

c)

11.46 d

d)

34.38 d

6.

An original sample of the radioisotope fluorine-21 had a mass of 80.0 milligrams. Only 20.0 milligrams of this original sample remain unchanged after 8.32 seconds. What is the half-life of fluorine-21?

a)

1.04s

b)

2.08s

c)

4.16s

d)

8.3s

7.

How many days are required for 200. grams of radon-222 to decay to 50.0 grams?

a)

1.91 days

b)

3.82 days

c)

7.64 days

d)

11.5 days

8.

What is the total number of grams of a 32-gram sample of 32P remaining after 71.5 days of decay?

a)

1.0 g

b)

2.0 g

c)

8.0 g

d)

4.0 g