The half life of is 8 days. Given a sample of
at time
, we can assert that -
no nucleus will decay. before t=4 days.
no. nucleus will decay before t=8 days.
no. nucleus will decay before t=16 days
a given nucleus may decay at any time after t=0
Number of nuclei decreases exponentially
and rate of decay
He decay process lasts upto . Therefore a given nucleus may decay at any time after