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Consider the radioactivity experiment, where you will use dice to simulate radioactive decay. Show your analysis...

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Consider the radioactivity experiment, where you will use diceto simulate radioactive decay. Show your analysis where applicable.You must include appropriate explanation and analysis to gain fullmarks.

What is the probability of a decay event occurring on aparticular throw of a 6-sided dice? Explain. Note that theprobability of decay is called the decay constant (defined by theGreek symbol lambda, l; which is lower case l). [6marks]

Estimate the half-life of the dice experiment. [6 marks]

How many decay events must pass before about 96% of theradioactive dice have “decayed”? [8 marks]

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Natural radiactivity or nuclear decay is a radioactive decayprocess in which at agiven time a certain number of atomsdisssintegrate There are three types of decay1 alpha decay2 beta    See Answer
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