4th Period Chem Half-Life Simulation Lab – Part 2

Hey guys – this is where 4th Period Chemistry posts results for the Half-Life Simulation lab. You’ll just list your data from the second data table as a comment – just like you comment every week, except this time you are just listing the data from the second data table. Don’t forget that your results must be posted by next Monday, Jan. 9, by 5:00 P.M. The lab report will be due written up in your lab book on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

Remember, the number of particles to start with that are listed on the lab sheets are strictly examples. You must with something like 200 or so. You don’t have to use candies; you may use coins or anything else that has two sides. Please note that you are to post the number of “radioactive” nuclides remaining after each toss.

Just to clarify, everything on the lab sheets will go in your lab book. Title, Objective, Procedure, Observations (with data table), Conclusion, and Questions. Don’t forget that your graph needs to be drawn on graph paper, folded in half, and attached in your lab book. It can be stapled or taped (neatly, nothing sticking out of the lab book). And don’t forget that the analysis questions, calculations, graph, etc., go after your conclusion.

Click here if you need a copy of the Half-Life Simulation Lab .
Happy counting – and wait until AFTER the lab to snack!! 🙂

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22 thoughts on “4th Period Chem Half-Life Simulation Lab – Part 2

  1. My results:

    before-197
    toss 1- 93
    toss 2- 60
    toss 3- 17
    toss 4- 9
    toss 5- 6
    toss 6- 7
    toss 7- 2
    toss 8- 2
    toss 9 – 1
    toss 10 & 11 – 0

  2. Ms Skinner, would you post the video with the half-life problems in it please. I looked at the tags on the recent videos and it doesn’t have half-life on them.

  3. start – 200

    1 toss – 94
    2 toss – 58
    3 toss – 30
    4 toss – 13
    5 toss – 6
    6 toss – 4
    7 toss – 2
    8 toss – 2
    9 toss – 1
    10 toss – 0

  4. before- 200

    toss 1- 94
    toss 2- 48
    toss 3- 25
    toss 4- 16
    toss 5- 7
    toss 6- 6
    toss 7- 4
    toss 8- 3
    toss 9- 3
    toss 10- 1
    toss 11- 0

  5. Before- 200
    Toss 1- 105
    Toss 2- 54
    Toss 3- 26
    Toss 4- 16
    Toss 5- 9
    Toss 6- 3
    Toss 7- 2
    Toss 8- 2
    Toss 9- 2
    Toss 10- 1
    Toss 11- 0

  6. Start: 158
    Toss 1: 112
    Toss 2: 78
    Toss 3: 43
    Toss 4: 31
    Toss 5: 23
    Toss 6: 15
    Toss 7: 8
    Toss 8: 5
    Toss 9: 2
    Toss 10: 1
    Toss 11: 0

  7. started with: 200

    1st toss:105
    2nd toss:64
    3rd toss:31
    4th toss:15
    5th toss:10
    6th toss:7
    7th toss:5
    8th toss:3
    9th toss:2
    10th toss:1

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