IB skill practice

Model radioactive decay and half-life

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Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 3

Activity after percentage decay

A radioactive source in a space-probe design check has initial activity \(1000\,\text{Bq}\). Its activity falls to \(50\%\) of the initial value. Calculate the new activity. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

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