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Half-Life Isotope Activity (Curies) U-235 0.00000241 Am-241 3.24 Cs-137 86.4 I-131 123,500 The length of a half-life is related to how active the elements are. (This is measured in curies)
Half-Life Problem: If 13153I has a half-life of 8.04 days, how long will it take until only 25% of it is left?
Half-Life 2 half-lives = 8.04 + 8.04 16.08 days
Half-Life Problem: If a fossil only has 12.5% of 146C remaining, how old is it? 5730 x 3 = 17190 years
Half-Life Problem: If you start with 25 grams of 13354Xe, which has a half-life of 5.25 days, how much will be left after 15.75 days?
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