What percent of a parent radioactive element would remain after three half-lives of decay to its daughter isotope?

What will be an ideal response?


> 12.5

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Which of the following is the name for a thermometer that measures temperature and records it on a piece of chart paper?

A. minimum thermometer B. thermistor C. maximum thermometer D. thermograph

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A hockey puck slides along an icy pond. Without any kind of friction, the force needed to sustain sliding is

A. the mass of the puck multiplied by 10 m/s2. B. the weight of the puck divided by its mass. C. equal to the weight of the puck. D. none at all.

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A raccoon spends its week eating raspberries, grain, eggs, and grasshoppers. Raccoons are therefore

A) carnivores. B) omnivores. C) herbivores. D) producers.

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The depth below the surface where the circular orbits become so small that movement is negligible is called the ________

A) wave base B) wave frequency C) wave height D) wave period E) waveform

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