Post Utme Aaua 2024 Physics Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2024 Post Utme Aaua Physics examination.

Post Utme Aaua 2024 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 26 POST_UTME_AAUA • 2024 • PHYSICS • objective

A radioactive sample of Uranium-238 undergoes \alpha decay. If the half-life of Uranium-238 is 4.5 billion years, how long will it take for the sample to decay to 1/16 of its original mass?

Answer Options

A. 1.8 billion years
B. 2.2 billion years
Correct Answer C. 3.6 billion years
D. 4.5 billion years
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
3.6 billion years

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This is Post Utme Aaua 2024 Physics Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Post Utme Aaua Physics examination.

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