Can you tell when an individual nucleus will decay?
No, the process is random so there is no way to predict it.
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What are the two definitions for the 'half-life' of a radioactive sample?
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How do you find the half life from an activity-time graph?
Find the time it takes for activity to fall by half.
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What device is used to record radioactive decays?
Geiger-Muller tube and counter.
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What is the 'count rate' of a radioactive sample?
The number of decays measured each second by a Geiger-Muller tube.
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