Simulation of radioactive decay, exercise E1
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1. Exercise

  • Enter 0.5 for the decay constant (decay probability).
  • Run the simulation in single step mode.
  • Note the number of the remaining nuclei N, after each step in a table similar to this.

  • Repeat the experiment 5 times ( A, B, C, D, E)!
  • Answer the questions!

Questions

1) What is the expected value of the remaining nuclei after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 time steps?
2) Why did not you get exactly these values?
3) Determine the interval containing your simulation results for each time step!
Express the interval of your results in X +/- Y form (e.g. [7,13] interval is expressed as 10 +/- 3)

 

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