Thank you for the reply.
t=24hr and R=A/A0=(41.4minute-1)/118.3minute-1
I certainly agree with what you are saying about the time derivative of a time, I wasn't sure on this myself. The half-life itself is not a function of time anyways, so not sure how the time derivative makes sense or why...
In this homework question we are told to calculate the half-life of an isotope based on count-rates before and after a given time interval, the relevant equation is given below.
Half-life = t1/2 = tln(2)/ln (A/A0)
The second part asks to determine the standard deviation of the half-life due...
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