Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

An explosion at a nuclear reactor dispersed the isotope caesium-137 over a wide region. Ninety years after the explosion, the amount of caesium-137 remaining will be $12.5\%$ of its initial level. What is the half-life of caesium-137?

  • A$11.25$ years
  • B$22.5$ years
  • C$30.0$ years
  • D$45.0$ years

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