Oxygen-15 is employed in hospitals. A detector positioned near a sample of oxygen-15 recorded the count rate for 15 min. The background count rate is 20 counts/min. What is the half-life of this oxygen-15 sample?
- A2.0 min
- B2.4 min
- C2.8 min
- D7.5 min
Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity
Oxygen-15 is employed in hospitals. A detector positioned near a sample of oxygen-15 recorded the count rate for 15 min. The background count rate is 20 counts/min. What is the half-life of this oxygen-15 sample?