How is the half-life of a radioisotope similar to a sports tournament where the losing team is sent home?

They both have exponential decay to the power of 2

They both drop by one every time something happens

They both end up with half what they started with

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Half-Life Quiz

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1What is half-life?
1. AThe time taken for half the mass of a radioactive isotope to decay
2. BThe time taken for all of a radioactive isotope to decay
3. CHalf the time taken for a nuclear bomb to explode
4. DA computer game
2How is the half-life of a radioisotope similar to a sports tournament where the losing team is sent home?
1. AThey both have exponential decay to the power of 2
2. BThey both drop by one every time something happens
3. CThey both end up with half what they started with
3Every half life, approximately half the atoms decay into a more stable isotope.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse