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Half Life Flashcards

1
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What do you radioactive substances

A

Radiation

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2
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What can radiation be measured with

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Geiger Muller tube and counter, records count rate

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What is half life used to find out

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The rate at which a source decays, its activity

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4
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What is activity measured by

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Becquerels Bq

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5
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What is halflife

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Time taken for the number of radioactive nuclei in an isotope to halve

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