Physics A-Level
Decay constant and its unit
What Decay constant and its unit means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Decay constant and its unit
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Reference: OCR
λ is the decay constant with unit s⁻¹, and t is the elapsed time.
Topics that use Decay constant and its unit
- Radioactivity (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Absorber
- Alpha decay
- Beta-minus decay
- Beta-plus decay
- Carbon-14 and half-life
- Corrected count rate
- Decay constant
- Experimental measurement of half-life
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