Simulation of radioactive decay, exercise E4
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4. Exercise

  • Enter 0.001for the decay constant (decay probability) !
  • Run the simulation in “continuous mode”. (This setting models the decay with long half-life. In this case we cannot wait until the activity of the material decreases to its half.)
  • Based on your measurements determine the half-life! (The initial number of nuclei can be taken as known value).

 

 

 

 

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