Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

The graph gives the recorded count rate of radiation from a source that contains a radioactive isotope. The detector is in a laboratory and there is no shielding against background radiation. What is the recorded count rate after one half-life?

  • A$\frac{X}{2}$
  • B$\frac{Y}{2}$
  • C$\frac{(X - Y)}{2}$
  • D$\frac{(X + Y)}{2}$

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