0.5" Using the values from Step 1, predict the pattern
for the decay of 100 atoms over the course of eight
half-life cycles. Round to the nearest whole
number of atoms. Record in the appropriate
blanks.
Time Half-
Life Cycles, n
Initial
Radioactive Atoms
(Predicted)
1
100
1
0.5
A
2
0.25
25
A=0
3
0.125
B
B = 0.125
4.
0.0625
6
5
0.03125
C=10.031)
C
6
0.015625
D
D = 10.015
7
0.0078125
1
E = 0.003
8
0.00390625
E
RETRY