Half Life

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1. Cesium-137 has a half-life of 30 years. If we have 12 g of this element, after how

much time will this mass be reduced to 0.75 g?
a. 30 years
b. 60 years
c. 90 years
d. 120 years
e. 150 years
2. Krypton-89 has a half-life of 3.16 minutes. Given a sample containing 4.0 x 1023
atoms of this isotope, how much time will pass until 1.0 x 1023 atoms remain?
a. 3.16 minutes
b. 6.32 minutes
c. 9.48 minutes
d. 12.64 minutes
e. 15.8 minutes
3. After 12 days, a radioactive substance's activity is reduced to 1/8 of its initial

activity. The half-life of this substance is:
a. 3 days
b. 4 days
c. 6 days
d. 8 days
e. 12 days
4. (PUC-Camp-SP) Iodine-125, is a radioactive form of iodine used in medical

applications, it has a half-life of 60 days. How many grams of iodine-125 will
remain after six months from a sample containing 2.00 g of the radioisotope?
a. 1.50 g
b. 0.75 g
c. 0.66 g
d. 0.25 g
e. 0.10 g
5. (Vunesp-SP) In Goiânia, 100 g of 137CsCℓ were released from a capsule
previously used in radiotherapy, causing a severe nuclear accident. The graph
represents the decay kinetics of this isotope.
For 137Cs, the half-life and the time for 87.5% to decay are, respectively, in
years:
a. 60 e 30.
b. 30 e 7.5.
c. 60 e 90.
d. 30 e 90.
e. 120 e 60
6. (FESP-SP) A cobalt bomb is a device widely used in radiotherapy for treating

patients, especially cancer patients. The radioactive material used in this device
is 2760Co, with a half-life of approximately 5 years.
Assume the cobalt bomb was damaged, and the radioactive material exposed to
the population. After 25 years, the activity of this element will still be felt at a
percentage of the initial mass of:
a. 3.125%
b. 6%
c. 0.31%
d. 31.25%
e. 60%
7. In the nuclear industry, workers use the practical rule that the radioactivity of
any sample becomes harmless after ten half-lives. Identify the fraction that
will remain after this period.
a. 0.098%
b. 0.195%
c. 0.391%
d. 1.12%
e. 3.13%
8. A radioisotope used in radiotherapy has a half-life of 5 hours. If a technician

uses a mass of 50 g in the treatment of a patient, after how many hours will the
mass be reduced to 6.25 g?
a. 5 hours.
b. 25 hours.
c. 15 hours.
d. 30 hours.
e. 10 hours.
9. Knowing that after 15 minutes of observation, the mass of a sample of a

radioactive isotope is reduced from 144 mg to 18 mg, what is the half-life of this
isotope?
a. 3 min.
b. 5 min.
c. 6 min.
d. 10 min.
e. 15 min.
10. (UPE-Adapted) The half-life of the isotope 88Ra226 (radium-226) is 2310 years.
After how long will the activity of a sample of this radioactive isotope be
reduced by 75% of its initial activity?
a. 2310 years.
b. 4620 years.
c. 9200 years.
d. 6930 years.
e. 231 years.
11. (Enem–2009) Radioactive or nuclear waste results from the manipulation of

radioactive materials used today in agriculture, industry, medicine, scientific
research, energy production, etc. Although radioactivity decreases over time,
the radioactive decay process of some materials can take millions of years.
Therefore, there is a need for proper and controlled disposal of such waste. The
rate of radioactive decay is measured in terms of the time required for a sample
to lose half of its original radioactivity. The following graph represents the
radioactive decay rate of radium-226, a chemical element belonging to the
alkaline earth metals family and used for a long time in medicine.
The provided information shows that:
a. The greater the half-life of a substance, the faster it disintegrates.

b. Only 1/8 of a sample of radium-226 will have decayed after 4860 years.
c. Half of the original amount of radium-226 will still be undecayed after 3240
years.
d. Less than 1% of radium-226 will remain in any sample of this substance
after three half-lives.
e. The sample of radium-226 decreases by half every 1620 years due to
radioactive decay.
12. (UFPI) A radioactive element has an isotope with a half-life of 250 years. What
percentage of the initial sample of this isotope will exist after 1000 years?
a. 1,25%
b. 4%
c. 6.25%
d. 12.5%
e. 25%
13. (UFPI) The analysis of a meteorite sample indicated that it contains three
atoms of lead-206 for every atom of uranium-238. Assuming no lead-206 was
present at the formation of the meteorite and that it was formed by the
radioactive decay of uranium-238, which has a half-life of 4.5 · 109 years,
indicate the correct alternative for the age of the meteorite:
a. 4.5 . 109 years
b. 9.0 . 109 years
c. 13.5 . 109 years
d. 18.0 . 109 years
e. 22.3 . 109 years
14. (Unicamp-SP) Cesium-137 is an artificially produced radioactive isotope. The

graph below indicates the percentage of this isotope as a function of time.
a. What is the half-life of this isotope?
b. After 80 years from the production of the isotope, what is its residual
radioactivity?

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1. Cesium-137 has a half-life of 30 years. If we have 12 g of this element, after how

3. After 12 days, a radioactive substance's activity is reduced to 1/8 of its initial

4. (PUC-Camp-SP) Iodine-125, is a radioactive form of iodine used in medical

6. (FESP-SP) A cobalt bomb is a device widely used in radiotherapy for treating

8. A radioisotope used in radiotherapy has a half-life of 5 hours. If a technician

9. Knowing that after 15 minutes of observation, the mass of a sample of a

11. (Enem–2009) Radioactive or nuclear waste results from the manipulation of

The provided information shows that:

a. The greater the half-life of a substance, the faster it disintegrates.

14. (Unicamp-SP) Cesium-137 is an artificially produced radioactive isotope. The

a. What is the half-life of this isotope?

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