IB Physics HL E 3 11 Activity Count Rate and Half Life Questions
Calculate HL activity and count-rate changes from decay data, relating activity to decay constant, nuclei, time and half-life.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Physics HL
- Level
- HL
Calculate HL activity and count-rate changes from decay data, relating activity to decay constant, nuclei, time and half-life.
The binding energy of the stable nuclide 54131Xe is 1.105 GeV .
The graph shows the variation with time of the activity of a pure sample of 54133Xe.
A/107 Bq
Estimate the half-life of 54133Xe.
Marking guidance:
accept range 5.2 days to 5.4 days