Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

A detector placed close to a radioactive material gives a reading of 536 counts per second. The background count rate is 44 counts per second. The half-life of the radioactive material is 34 hours. Find the detector reading after 68 hours.

  • A44 counts per second
  • B123 counts per second
  • C134 counts per second
  • D167 counts per second

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