Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

A radioactive isotope has a half-life of $4.0\,\text{years}$. One sample of this substance contains $24$ million radioactive nuclei. After $12$ years, how many of the radioactive nuclei will still be undecayed?

  • A$0.5$ million
  • B$2.0$ million
  • C$3.0$ million
  • D$6.0$ million

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