Physics A-Level
Experimental measurement of half-life
What Experimental measurement of half-life means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Experimental measurement of half-life
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A sample is placed near a Geiger-Muller tube connected to a counter or ratemeter, and the count rate is recorded at regular time intervals.
Topics that use Experimental measurement of half-life
- 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
- Exponential decay
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