Modelling Radioactive Decay (VCE SSCE Physics): Flashcards

Determines age of objects with organic material

Time for half of unstable nuclei to decay

$N = N_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n$

5,730 years

Number of nuclei that decay each second

Becquerel (Bq); 1 Bq = 1 disintegration/second

Constant; unaffected by temperature or magnetic fields

6.0 hours

Completely random process

Statistical predictions possible