4.2.17

Measuring Half Lives

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Measuring Half-Life

To find the half-life of a radioactive isotope, we must strip out the background radiation of the environment around us.

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Calculation

  • The level of radiation due to substance = level of radiation with substance and background radiation - level of background radiation.
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Equipment

  • We can work out the level of background radiation using a Geiger counter.

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