Biology II Dr. Irene Matejko Chapter 25- Lab and HW Assignments HW Assignment #1 - Lab "When Can Half a Clock Tell Time?" Introduction: Radioactive Isotopes - decay (break-down) into more stable form and during the decay they give off alpha, beta, and gamma particles that are emitted from the atoms and interferes with DNA and Mitosis in the human body Stability of a Radioactive Isotope is measure by its Half-Life. This is the time it takes for one half of the atoms in a radioactive material in a sample to decay. It takes approximately 10 times its half-life for the sample of a radioactive isotope to decay to 1-life for safe levels. Radioactivity is measured in: 1. Rad - radiation absorbed dose or 2. Rem - radiation equivalent to man Problem: How does half life relate to the amount of original element that remains? Procedure: Use the following data to determine how long it would take a radioactive element to break to a non-radioactive element and write the time on the line provided. 1. Carbon -14 has a half life of 5730 years. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element? 2. Uranium - 238 has a have life of 4.5 billion years. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element? 3. Potassium - 40 has a half life of 1.3 billion years. How long will it take to dissipate into an non-radioactive element? viles 4. Nitrogen -16 has a half life of 8 seconds. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element? 5. Bromine-85 has a half life of 3 minutes. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element? 6. Sodium-24 has a half life of 14.8 hours. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element?
Biology II
Dr.Irene Matejko
Chapter 25-Lab and HW Assignments
HW Assignment #1-Lab When Can Half a Clock Tell Time?
Introduction: Radioactive Isotopes -decay break-down into more stable form and during the decay they give off alpha, beta, and gamma particles that are emitted from the atoms and interferes with DNA and Mitosis in the human body
Stability of a Radioactive Isotope is measure by its Half-Life This is the time it takes for one half of the atoms in a radioactive material in a sample to decay.It takes approximately 10 times its half-life for the sample of a radioactive isotope to decay to safe levels.
Radioactivity is measured in 1.Rad-radiation absorbed dose or 2. Rem -radiation equivalent to man
Problem: How does half life relate to the amount of original element that remains? Procedure: Use the following data to determine how long it would take a radioactive element to break to a non-radioactive clement and write the time on the line provided. i.Carbon -14 has a half life of 5730 years. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element? 2 Uranium-238 has a have life of 4.5 billion years. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element? 3.Potassium -40 has a half life of 1.3 billion years.How long will it take to dissipate into an non-radioactive element? 4.Nitrogen -16 has a half life of 8 seconds. How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element?
5.Bromine-85 has a half life of 3 minutes.How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element? 6.Sodium-24 has a half life of 14.8 hours.How long will it take to dissipate into a non-radioactive element?