5.2.4 Half-life (3)

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1.

A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 10 years. A scientist starts with 400g of the isotope. What mass of the isotope will remain after 30 years? Show your working.

2.

A radioactive sample decays to a third of its original activity in 200 seconds. Assuming first-order decay, calculate the half-life of the radioactive substance.

3.

The decay of a radioactive isotope follows first-order kinetics. A sample of isotope X initially contains 1.6 x 107 atoms. After 100 seconds, the number of atoms remaining is 4.0 x 106. Calculate the half-life of isotope X.