Radioactive Decay

2.2kg of Lead-198 was left on a park bench for 8 hours. How much was left? (half-life=2.4 hours)

Mathematical Equivalence

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100g of Flourine-17 was found in a shoe. If the material had been there for 5 minutes, how much was originally there? (in kg). (Half life=1.07minutes)

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Determine the average mass after 80 seconds.

Determine the absolute uncertainty in mass after 120 seconds.

Match the following terms to their definitions

• The time taken for half the atoms in a material to undergo radioactive decay

• Half-Life

• thermal energy transfer necessary to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree

• Specific Heat Capacity

• Where unstable nuclei split to become smaller nuclei

• Latent Heat

• heat required to complete a phase change

• Radioactive Decay

Use the graph to predict the half life of Flourine-17

350g of Gold-126 was left for 20 days in a lunchbox and decayed to 37 grams. Determine the half-life of the substance. (answer in days)

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Identify the relationship between remaining mass and time. Use evidence from the graph to support your answer.

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Infer the amount of substance left after 250 seconds. Justify your answer.

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