Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

The nuclide notation $^A_Z X$ is used to represent an atom’s nucleus.
(a)[2]

Draw a line from each symbol to the description that goes with it.

(b(i))[3]

Show that the half-life of the nuclide is 5 years.

(b(ii))[2]

Determine the year when the activity of the sample was 10 000 counts/s.

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