4.3 - Applications
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Practice Questions
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What is radiometric dating?
💡 Hint: Think about how we measure the time since something was formed.
What is half-life?
💡 Hint: Consider the time period it takes for half of a quantity to disappear.
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What method uses radioactive decay to determine the age of materials?
💡 Hint: Think about age determination using isotopes.
True or False: Nuclear fusion releases more energy than nuclear fission.
💡 Hint: Consider which process is happening in stars.
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Calculate the age of a rock sample if you know the ratio of parent uranium-238 to daughter lead-206 is 1:3. Given the half-life of uranium-238 is 4.5 billion years.
💡 Hint: Use the half-life to calculate based on the parent-daughter ratio.
Discuss the potential environmental impacts of nuclear waste from fission and how they can be mitigated.
💡 Hint: Consider ways to store and manage waste safely.
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