HALF-LIFE WORKSHEET

Think of the horizontal line as a dividing line Think of the vertical line AGE as a multiplying line NAME:________________________ PER:___

# of 1/2 LIFES LIFE

Now, remember how our half-lifes progressthat should help you with fractions! and One half-life 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1/4 and 3/4 Two half-lifes 1/8 and 7/8 Three half-lifes 1/16 and 15/16 Four half-lifes 1/32 and 31/32 Five half-lifes

You have an isotope with a half-life of 200 years. How much of the original material is left after 600 years? (Answer with a fraction or percent) What is the half life of an isotope if after 1800 years, there is 7 times more daughter product than parent material? How old is the specimen if the half life is 300 years and there is 15 times more daughter product than parent material? You have .0625 grams of an unstable element and .9375 grams of the stable daughter product. How many half-lifes has it undergone? How old is the specimen if the half-life is 5,730 years and you have 31 times more daughter product than decaying isotope? How many half-lifes have gone by if 3/4 of a specimen is stable daughter product and 1/4 is unstable parent substance? What is the half life of an isotope if after 3,780 years there is 15 times more stable daughter product than unstable parent substance? If five half-lifes have gone by and you have .03125 grams of an unstable parent substance, how many grams of stable daughter product should you have? You have 15 grams of an unstable isotope and 45 grams of a stable daughter product. How many half-lifes has the substance undergone? How old is the specimen if the half-life is 400 years and five half-lifes have passed?