What is the half-life of Candium? (i.e., What number of shakes are necessary to reduce the radioactive members to one-half?)
a
6 million (6 seconds of shakes)
b
813 million years (8.13 seconds or shakes)
c
713 million (7.13 seconds of shakes)
The correct answer is c. 713 million (7.13 seconds of shakes)
To determine the half-life of Candium, we need to choose the option that represents the number of shakes required to reduce the radioactive members to one-half.
Option a states that it takes 6 million shakes, which equals 6 seconds of shakes.
Option b states that it takes 813 million years, which equals 8.13 seconds or shakes.
Option c states that it takes 713 million shakes, which equals 7.13 seconds of shakes.
As we can see, none of the options provide an exact answer in terms of shakes. However, option b suggests that 8.13 seconds or shakes are required.
Therefore, the closest option to the actual half-life of Candium would be option b.