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Unit 3 Oscillations and Nuclei

Quick questions on Nuclear decay: the decay law, half-life and activity - WJEC A-Level Physics

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A source has a half-life of 8.0days8.0\,\text{days}. Find its decay constant in day1\text{day}^{-1}. [2 marks]
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State two ways in which radioactive decay is described as random and spontaneous. [2 marks]

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