1. * The graph below shows how the logarithm of the activity A of a radioactive isotope varies with time t. What is the half-life of the isotope? In (A/Bq) t/s 400 Choose one of the following answers. O 24 s O 55 s O 200 s O 0.42 s 2. A radioactive element X decays via electron emission with a half-life of 4 days to a stable nuclide of element Z. Which of the following statement is correct? Choose one of the following answers. O None of the other choices O After 8 days, the sample will consist of a quarter element Z and three-quarters of element X O Element Z will weigh EXACTLY as element X when the emission is complete O If element X has an atomic number of n, then element Z has an atomic number of n-1

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* The graph below shows how the logarithm of the activity A of a radioactive isotope varies with time t. What is the half-life of the isotope?
In (A/Bq)
t/s
400
Choose one of the following answers.
O 24 s
O 55 s
O 200 s
O 0.42 s
2.
* A radioactive element X decays via electron emission with a half-life of 4 days to a stable nuclide of element Z. Which of the following statement is
correct?
Choose one of the following answers.
O None of the other choices
O After 8 days, the sample will consist of a quarter element Z and three-quarters of element X
O Element Z will weigh EXACTLY as element X when the emission is complete
O If element X has an atomic number of n, then element Z has an atomic number of n-1
Transcribed Image Text:1. * The graph below shows how the logarithm of the activity A of a radioactive isotope varies with time t. What is the half-life of the isotope? In (A/Bq) t/s 400 Choose one of the following answers. O 24 s O 55 s O 200 s O 0.42 s 2. * A radioactive element X decays via electron emission with a half-life of 4 days to a stable nuclide of element Z. Which of the following statement is correct? Choose one of the following answers. O None of the other choices O After 8 days, the sample will consist of a quarter element Z and three-quarters of element X O Element Z will weigh EXACTLY as element X when the emission is complete O If element X has an atomic number of n, then element Z has an atomic number of n-1
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