Half-life from the fraction of a sample left after a given time
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Question 1
2021 Paper 12
16An element has of initial activity in . Half life of the nuclei isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
2021 Paper 15
11A radioactive nucleus decays so that after 30 years, only of the initial sample is active. What is the half-life of sample?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
27 Jul 2022
18What is the half-life period of a radioactive material if its activity drops to of its initial value in 30 years?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
28 Jul 2022
108A radioactive sample decays times its original quantity in 15 minutes. The half-life of the sample isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
8 Apr 2023
96A radio-active material is reduced to of its original amount in 3 days. If of the material is left after 5 days. The initial amount of the material isTap an option to check your answer.