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6.4 Half-life

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Activity is the number of nuclei that [     ]. Its unit is the becquerel, Bq.

A

Each half-life removes the same fraction of what remains.

B

Half-life is the time for half the undecayed nuclei to decay, or for the activity to fall by half.

C

It does not alter each nucleus's fixed decay probability.

D

Activity is the number of nuclei that decay each second. Its unit is the becquerel, Bq.

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6.4 Half-life Flashcards

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20 flashcards on Edexcel GCSE Physics 6.4 Half-life: the key terms, definitions and equations you need to recall for Paper 1 and Paper 2.

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