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Date May 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14M.1.SL.TZ1.24
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 24 Adapted from N/A

Question

A radioactive sample has activity A0 at t=0. What will be the activity of the sample after two half-lives?

A. zero
B. \(\frac{{{A_0}}}{4}\)
C. less than \(\frac{{{A_0}}}{4}\) if the sample is kept at high pressure
D. greater than \(\frac{{{A_0}}}{4}\) if the sample is kept at high temperature

Markscheme

B

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and particle physics » 7.1 – Discrete energy and radioactivity
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