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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Half-Life

Question 3 • Foothill-B Period-Chemistry-26/27B

Which time frame correctly describes the range of half-lives?

Answer
A
fractions of a second to billions of years
B
seconds to minutes
C
minutes to days
D
days to millions of years

Explanation

Radioactive isotopes have widely varying half-lives. Some decay in fractions of a second, while others take billions of years for half their atoms to decay. Therefore, “fractions of a second to billions of years” is the correct range.

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