The Half-Life of a Sample of 10¹¹ Atoms That Decay

question 74

Multiple Choice

The half-life of a sample of 10¹¹ atoms that decay by alpha emission is 10 minutes.How many alpha particles are emitted between the time interval 100 min and 200 min?

• A)9.8 * 10⁷
• B)9.8 * 10⁴
• C)2.0 * 10⁶
• D)1.0 * 10⁷

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