If you started with 100 M&M's the half-life would change because half-life is not constant and changes based on the amount of the parent atoms.

Question

A) True
B) False

Answer 1

B) False

Half-life is a characteristic property of a radioactive isotope and does not change based on the quantity of the material. It is a constant that describes the time required for half of a quantity of a radioactive substance to decay, regardless of how much of the substance is present.