Outline an experiment to find the half-life of a sample of radioactive material

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

Outline an experiment to find the half-life of a sample of radioactive material. You know its half-life is between 1010 and 2020 minutes. Include: (1) The equipment required. (2) Your method. (3) The measurements you need to make. (4) How you would manipulate the data to find the half-life.

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