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

Exam points

  • Activity, count rate and half-life in radioactive decay.

IB Physics HL E 3 11 Activity Count Rate and Half Life Questions question 1

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The binding energy of the stable nuclide 54131Xe{ }_{54}^{131} \mathrm{Xe} is 1.105 GeV .

The graph shows the variation with time of the activity of a pure sample of 54133Xe{ }_{54}^{133} \mathrm{Xe}.
A/107 BqA / 10^{7} \mathrm{~Bq}

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Estimate the half-life of 54133Xe{ }_{54}^{133} \mathrm{Xe}.

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