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Chemistry Quiz: Half Life and Radicactive Decay Name_Liv ene a halves Solve the following halflife problenss. Be sure to show your work. A=A,(0.5) 1. fl begin with 90 ofa substance, how much would remain after 5 half lives? we Aye 4 a 4 eB kg = Ae ke 3 cy o (0685 3, The halflife oF Uranium-238is 4S billon years. A particular sample of Uranium, with a mass of 106 grams, has been decaying for 16 billon years. How much Uranium remains after 16 billion years? 4. The halflife of lodine-133 [520.8 hours. After 60 hours, ou'e left with 4.5 g of L333. What was the mass cof your initial sample of lodine-1337 «2 00% 46 -U.IGEG AR sake 7 our 6 2 7. Use the goph ond table below to arswer the question tha follows on the next page. 2000.00 ‘200.00, Tement | alte 4600.00 Chromium-s1_| 27.7 days >| vea000 Beryllum-7 | $3.days fice Caesum-i34_| 207 years #20000 Strontium-30 | 28 years + e000 “aniumA8 | 63 years 400.00 Nickel-63 | 100 years 200.00 2.00 ‘Argon-39 | 269 ears Seoiutaie tat stn tata tqt Radium-226 | 3,600 years Sagsise83 885 8 Carbon-14 [5,730 years Time (in years) 6. The graph on the previous page shows the decay ofan unknown isotope over time. Which of the isotopes in the table next ta the grap could this be? Write a CER paragraph defending your choice 2 he koboge aly 3 on e th, Onde the 6K oy 1 The isotope svontiv Wo hfe is, 4 $0 T com conclwe 7. Poloniumy-210 has a half lite of 138 years. Complete the following data table for Poloniurn-210. ‘Years. | Number of | % Polonium-210 Half-tives | Remaining 8 1 % ef Hy 77 Dee 4 ' ao | i s 6 LSGI5% 8, Createa graph that shows the % of Polonlum-210 remaining as time goes by. Put years on the x axis om 4 8. A400 ke sample ct Poloian-210 has Bocajed 1048 ke. UldJou! ph to determine How log has Cee doceyng Show your worker ena your nrg, ~Udly of Woky is 10% lev 100) UNF yore & deceyng AX UI4 year v2 +3 os cial ‘S 10. Extra Credit: Caleulate exactly how many years the Polonium-210 has been decaying inthe previous problem. Show your work. ®

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