IB skill practice

Model radioactive decay and half-life

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Time from half-life count

In a second version of the same physics investigation, a radioisotope in a satellite tracking model has half-life \(7\,\text{h}\). Calculate the time for \(5\) half-lives to pass. Use the diagram first, then calculate the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.