Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

The graph indicates how the percentage of a radioactive isotope remaining changes with time. A student finds the initial emission rate of this isotope to be 40 emissions per second. How long does it take for the emission rate to drop to 5000 emissions per second?

  • A5 minutes
  • B15 minutes
  • C20 minutes
  • D40 minutes

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