Determine the decay constant and half life of the sample

Reference no: EM13337423

A count rate meter is used to measure the activity of a given sample. At one instant, the meter shows 4.750 counts/min. Five minutes later, it shows 2700 counts/min. Find

a) the decay constant

b)the half life of the sample (log101.760=0.2455)

Reference no: EM13337423

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