Decay constant or mean life from two activity readings
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Question 1
2021 Paper 26
6A radioactive sample is undergoing decay. At any time , its activity is and another time , the activity is . What is the average life time for the sample?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
26 Jul 2022
3The disintegration rate of a certain radioactive sample at any instant is 4250 disintegrations per minute. 10 minutes later, the rate becomes 2250 disintegrations per minute. The approximate decay constant is: (Take )Tap an option to check your answer.