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Half-life and decay calculations
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12 CIE IGCSE Physics questions on Half-life and decay calculations, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

Half-life is the time for half the radioactive nuclei to:

  1. double
  2. decay
  3. cool
  4. combine
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✓ Answer: Bdecay
Half the nuclei decay in one half-life.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

After one half-life, the activity falls to ____ of its original value.

  1. one quarter
  2. one half
  3. zero
  4. double
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✓ Answer: Bone half
Half remains after one half-life.
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CIE IGCSE Physics: Half-life and decay calculations FAQ

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Kramizo currently has 12 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Half-life and decay calculations for CIE IGCSE Physics, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CIE paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the Half-life and decay calculations questions aligned to the official CIE IGCSE Physics syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CIE IGCSE Physics specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CIE paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CIE.
How is Half-life and decay calculations typically tested on CIE IGCSE Physics papers?
Half-life and decay calculations appears across multiple question types on real CIE IGCSE Physics papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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