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5.2.4a Half-life

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Question 38

The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 5.0 days5.0\text{ days}5.0 days.

A sample of this material contains 80 million80\text{ million}80 million radioactive nuclei.

How many of these radioactive nuclei remain undecayed after 15 days15\text{ days}15 days?

A

5.0 million5.0\text{ million}5.0 million

B

10 million10\text{ million}10 million

C

20 million20\text{ million}20 million

D

40 million40\text{ million}40 million

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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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