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Solutions and Acid-Base Chemistry · Weeks 1-9

Half-Life and Radiometric Dating

Calculating the decay of isotopes over time to date artifacts.

Key Questions

  1. Explain the concept of half-life in radioactive decay.
  2. Calculate the amount of radioactive isotope remaining after a given number of half-lives.
  3. Analyze how Carbon-14 dating is used to determine the age of ancient fossils.

Common Core State Standards

STD.HS-PS1-8STD.CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.LE.A.2
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Solutions and Acid-Base Chemistry
Period: Weeks 1-9

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