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Half-Life

Question 6 • Foothill-B Period-Chemistry-26/27B

You could also graph decay time (in seconds or minutes) vs. number of radioactive nuclei. How would this graph differ from the graph of cycle number vs. number of radioactive nuclei? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
The graph would flip over.
B
The graph would be logarithmic instead of exponential.
C
The x-axis would change title and values.
D
The y-axis would change title and values.

Explanation

Changing from cycle number to decay time changes the horizontal axis: it would show time in seconds or minutes instead of cycle number. The number of radioactive nuclei remains on the vertical axis, and the decay still follows an exponential pattern, so the graph would not flip or become logarithmic. The correct choice is “The x-axis would change title and values.”

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