Which of the Following Is NOT a Feature of the Half-Life

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the half-life of an isotope?

• A) The amount of time it takes to convert a radioactive sample from 10.0 g to 5.0 g will be the same as that required to convert a sample from 4.0 g to 2.0
• B) The half-life of each element is different.
• C) The half-life of different isotopes of the same element are all the same.
• D) Half-lives can range between microseconds and billions of years.
• E) The amount of an isotope left in a sample depends on the age of a sample.

---

Definitions:

Instrumental Learning

A learning process in which behavior is modified by the consequences it generates, often involving rewards or punishments to increase or decrease the behavior's occurrence.

Mere Repeated Exposure

The phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them.

Attitude Polarization

The finding that people’s attitudes become more extreme as they reflect on them

Affective Forecasting

The process of predicting how one will feel in the future, often inaccurately anticipating the emotional impact of future events.