Half-Life
 

Half-Life problem 1


A radioactive isotope is placed near a detector. The readings on the detector are corrected for background radiation and recorded every hour. The table shows the corrected readings.




What is the half-life of the isotope?


  • between 0 and 1 hour

  • between 1 hour and 2 hours

  • between 2 hours and 3 hours

  • between 3 hours and 4 hours


 

main author and content editor: Jamiu Amusa