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5.2.4a Half-life

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Question 23

A radioactive source has a half-life of 3 hours.

A detector near the source shows a reading of 16,000 16,000\,16,000 counts per second.

Background radiation can be ignored.

What is the reading on the detector 12 hours later?

A

1,0001,0001,000 counts per second

B

2,0002,0002,000 counts per second

C

4,0004,0004,000 counts per second

D

8,0008,0008,000 counts per second

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5.2.4a Half-life Questions

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144 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 5.2.4a Half-life. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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