Physics A-Level
Statistical behaviour of large samples
What Statistical behaviour of large samples means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Statistical behaviour of large samples
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The simulation shows decay is random for individual nuclei but predictable in the statistical behaviour of a large sample.
Topics that use Statistical behaviour of large samples
- 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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