1st Period Chem Half-Life Simulation Lab

Hey guys – this is where 1st Period Chemistry posts results for the Half-Life Simulation lab. You’ll just list your data from the first data table as a comment – just like you comment every week, except this time you are just listing the data from the first data table.

Don’t forget that your results must be posted by Saturday, Jan. 27, by 8:00 A.M. The lab report is due by 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 30 – save as a PDF to both your Google Drive Chemistry Shared folder AND turnitin.com.

Remember, 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 report on that you will post on Google Drive: Title, Objective, Procedure, Observations (with data table), Conclusion, and Questions. Don’t forget that your graph needs to be either a full page graph that you do on Excel or a similar program, or you can draw a full page graph on graph paper, use Scannable to scan a very clean, sharp copy and copy it into your lab report. And don’t forget that the analysis questions, calculations, graph, etc., go after your conclusion.

Happy counting – and wait until AFTER the lab to snack!! 🙂

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21 thoughts on “1st Period Chem Half-Life Simulation Lab

  1. 0Toss-200 Nuclei 100Prediction
    1Toss-130 Nuclei 89Prediction
    2Toss-70 Nuclei 20Prediction
    3Toss-50 Nuclei 15Prediction
    4Toss-39 Nuclei 10Prediction
    5Toss-20 Nuclei 13Prediction
    6Toss-15 Nuclei 10Prediction
    7Toss-6 Nuclei 5Prediction
    8Toss-4 Nuclei 3Prediction
    9Toss-3 Nuclei 3Prediction
    10Toss-1 Nuclei 1Prediction
    11Toss-0 Nuclei 0Prediction

  2. Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Simulation of Half-Life
    Data Table 1
    Toss, #of Radioactive, Prediction
    0, 200, 150
    1, 136, 100
    2, 82, 50
    3, 57, 30
    4, 43, 33
    5, 26, 17
    6, 20, 15
    7, 14, 10
    8, 10, 6
    9, 9, 8
    10, 6, 4
    11, 2, 0
    12, 0, 0

  3. Radioactive Decay- a sweet
    simulation of half-life
    table 1

    toss/# of radioactive/prediction
    0/200/175
    1/130/83
    2/97/72
    3/67/48
    4/48/27
    5/28/16
    6/21/18
    7/17/14
    8/14/11
    9/10/7
    10/6/4
    11/3/1
    12/3/1
    13/2/0
    14/0/0

  4. Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Stimulation of Half Life
    Toss: Number of Radioactive Nuclei, Prediction for next toss
    1: 200,100
    2:108,70
    3:44,20
    4:32,24
    5:20,10
    6:16,8
    7:12,5
    8:7,3
    9:5,2
    10: 4,2
    11:3,0
    12:0

    • !!!!!!!1ST PERIOD CHEMISTRY DO NOT USE MY FIRST POST I MESSED UP USE THIS ONE!!!!!!!
      Toss: Number of Radioactive Nuclei, Prediction for next toss
      0: 200,100
      1:108,70
      2:68,70
      3:44,20
      4:32,24
      5:20,10
      6:16,8
      7:12,5
      8:7,3
      9:5,2
      10:4,2
      11:3,0
      12:0,0

  5. Radioactive decay: A sweet simulation of Half-life
    Toss/ number or radioactive nuclei/prediction
    0: 200, 120
    1: 130, 65
    2: 79, 47
    3: 47, 29
    4: 26, 13
    5:13, 6
    6: 11, 7
    7: 9, 4
    8: 8, 2
    9: 7, 6
    10: 7, 3
    11: 5, 4
    12: 2, 0
    13: 1,0

  6. Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Simulation of Half-Life
    Data Table 1:
    Toss/#of radioactive nuclei/prediction for next toss
    0:200,145
    1:97,100
    2:62,45
    3:24,20
    4:14,13
    5:4,3
    6:5,2
    7:0,2
    8:2,2
    9:0,0

  7. Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Simulation of Half-Life
    Data Table 1:
    Toss/#of radioactive nuclei/prediction for next toss
    0:200,145
    1:97,100
    2:62,45
    3:24,20
    4:14,13
    5:4,3
    6:5,2
    7:0,2
    8:2,2
    9:0,0
    This is a new one

  8. Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Simulation of Half-Life. Toss/ number of radiactive nuclei/ and prediction
    0: 200, 175,
    1: 116, 100
    2: 68, 60
    3: 40, 35
    4: 23, 21
    5: 28, 25
    6: 20, 17
    7: 16, 12
    8: 13, 10
    9: 10, 5
    10: 8, 4
    11: 7 ,5
    12: 7, 5
    13; 5, 0
    14: 2, 0
    15: 1:, 0
    16: 0, 0

  9. Toss/ radioactive nuclei / prediction
    #0/ 200/ 154
    #1/ 87/ 52
    #2/ 51/ 34
    #3/ 22/ 9
    #4/ 12/ 4
    #5/ 5 / 1
    #6/ 1/ 0
    #7/1/0
    #8/0/0

  10. Toss, Radioactive Nuclei, Prediction
    0, 200, 150
    1, 97, 69
    2, 49, 27
    3, 19, 7
    4, 16, 12
    5, 9, 3
    6, 7, 4
    7, 5, 2
    8, 0, 0

  11. Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Simulation of Half Life

    -Toss/# of Radioactive Nuclei/Prediction-
    #0: 200 / 180
    #1: 97 / 70
    #2: 56 / 30
    #3: 24 / 10
    #4: 12 / 5
    #5: 7 / 2
    #6: 5 / 1
    #7: 4 / 0
    #8: 0 / 0

  12. Toss #, # of radioactive nuclei, prediction
    0, 200, 100
    1, 93, 46
    2, 45, 22
    3, 28, 14
    4, 14, 7
    5, 9, 4
    6, 5, 2
    7, 2, 1
    8, 2, 1
    9, 1, 0
    10, 1, 0
    11, 1, 0
    12, 1, 0
    13, 1, 0
    14, 0, 0

  13. *USE THIS POST INSTEAD OF MY LAST!!*
    Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Simulation of Half-Life
    Data Table 1:
    Toss / radioactive nuclei / prediction
    #0 / 200 / 154
    #1 / 87 / 52
    #2 / 51 / 34
    #3 / 22 / 9
    #4 / 12 / 4
    #5 / 5 / 1
    #6 / 1 /0
    #7 / 1 / 0
    #8 / 0 /0

  14. toss #/#of nuclei/ prediction
    0/200/50
    1/97/60
    2/51/32
    3/33/16
    4/19/10
    5/16/9
    6/11/5
    7/8/4
    8/7/5
    9/6/5
    10/5/4
    11/5/4
    12/5/3
    13/2/1
    14/0/0

  15. Toss number, Number of radioactive nuclei, Prediction for next toss
    #0:200-100
    #1:96-60
    #2:42-30
    #3:19-10
    #4:6-3
    #5:4-2
    #6:2-0
    #7:1-0
    #8:1-0
    #9:0-0

  16. Radioactive Decay: A Sweet Simulation of Half-Life

    Toss #, Nuclei, Prediction
    0, 200, 115
    1, 104, 56
    2, 55, 27
    3, 30, 18
    4, 21, 14
    5, 19, 13
    6, 18, 15
    7, 14, 10
    8, 14, 12,
    9, 6, 4
    10, 4, 3
    11, 1, 1
    12, 1, 0
    13, 1, 0
    14, 0, –

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