Radioactive Decay Measurement Of Half Life Lab Sources Of Error
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13 Radioactive Decay Objective: Equipment: Physical Principles: Procedure: A. Determination of the Half-life of Indium 116 B. Coin Simulation C. Dice Simulation eJOURNAL REPORT 13 Score: /30 Layout: /2 Preliminaries: /4 Data: /8 and Results: /6 A. Determination of the Half-life of Indium 116 B. Coin Simulation C. Dice half life of barium 137m Simulation Conclusion: /4 Abstract: /4 Certification: /2 General Physics Experiment 13 Radioactive Decay Objective:
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To test the exponential law of decay of a radioactive source, and to measure the half-lives and the decay constants of neutron activated half life of barium 137m experiment indium. Equipment: Geiger counter and stand Indium (In 115) Computer with Data Studio and Graphical Analysis software 100 pennies in container 100 six-sided Dice wire basket (to hold dice) Physical Principles: Decay Many nuclear species are unstable and
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make transitions to other species by absorbing or emitting particles and photons of high energy, gamma rays. The number of nuclei ΔN that decay in a time interval Δt is directly proportional to the number N of nuclei present at that instant and is given by $$ \frac{\Delta N}{\Delta t} = -\lambda N $$ (1) where λ is the decay constant. The value of λ differs for each radioactive nuclear species. eq. (1) is satisfied by what type of decay is cesium undergoing the exponential decay relation: $$N = N_0 e^{-\lambda t}$$ (2) where N0 is the initial count rate at time, t = 0. The half life $t_{1/2}$ is given by: $$t_{1/2} = \frac{ln(2)}{\lambda} = \frac{.693}{\lambda}$$ (3) Another way to represent decay is the number of half lives which have passed: $$N = N_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^n = N_0 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{t/t_{1/2}} $$ (4) where n = t/t1/2 is the number of half lives passed. Detectors Nuclear detectors such as the GM tube give a measure of the number of particles emitted per second by a piece of radioactive matter. Neutrons that have low kinetic energies are readily absorbed by many nuclei thus transmuting them to an isotope with a mass number that is one unit larger. Neutrons are provided by a plutonium beryllium source that is located in a cylindrical tank filled with water. Energetic neutrons are slowed by collisions with the hydrogen nuclei in the water. Indium nuclei (mass number of 115, atomic number 49) each absorb a neutron to become radioactive indium (mass number 116). Procedure: A. Determination of the Half-life of Indium 116 Plug the GM tube into the signal interface Channel 1. Open Data Studio and click Create Experiment. Click on Channel 1 and select a Geiger Counter from the list of sensors. Set the sample rate to 1 minutes or 60 seconds. This is VERY importa
Forces and motion> Molecules in motion> Optics> Physical quantities> Physicists at play> Physics applications> WavesVideosworking scientificallyApparatusAbout Practical Physics Measuring the half-life of protactinium Demonstration Measuring the half-life of a radioactive isotope brings some of the wonder of radioactive
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decay into the school laboratory. Students can witness one element turning into another and hear
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(or see) the decrease in the radiation it gives out as it transmutes. This demonstration uses a 'protactinium generator' to show half-life and radioactive equilibrium discussion the exponential decay of protactinium-234, a grand-daughter of uranium. It has a half-life of just over a minute, which gives students the chance to measure and analyze the decay in a single lesson. Apparatus and materials tray http://www.andrews.edu/phys/wiki/PhysLab/doku.php?id=lab13 Holder for Geiger-Müller tube Geiger-Müller tube, thin window Scaler Stopclock Retort stand, boss, and clamp Protactinium generator Ratemeter (OPTIONAL) Health & Safety and Technical notes See the Managing radioactive materials in schoolsguidance note. To limit the risk of radioactive liquids being spilt, there should be special instructions in the local rules for handling (and preparing) this source. Read our standard health & safety guidance Preparation of the protactinium generator It is now possible to http://practicalphysics.org/measuring-half-life-protactinium.html purchase the chemicals already made up in a sealed bottle. One supplier is TAAB Laboratories Equipment Ltd, 3 Minerva House, Calleva Park, Aldermaston, RG7 8NA. Tel: 0118 9817775. However, you can make your own if you prefer. These quantities make a total volume of 20 cm3. You can scale them up if you have a larger bottle. (A '30 ml' bottle has a capacity of about 35 ml, so there is still room to shake the solution when the total volume is 30 ml.) 1 Dissolve 1 g of uranyl nitrate in 3 cm3of water. Wash it into a small separating funnel or beaker with 7 cm3of concentrated hydrochloric acid. 2 To this solution, add 10 cm3of iso-butyl methyl ketone or amyl acetate. 3 Shake the mixture together for about five minutes. Then run the liquid into the polypropylene bottle and firmly screw down the cap. It can help to shield the lower half of the bottle with some lead. 4 Place the bottle in a tray lined with absorbent paper. Once you have made the protactinium generator, you can store it with other radioactive materials, taking care to follow your school code of practice and local rules - see the Managing radioactive materials in schoolsguidance note. A polypropylene bottle is preferable to
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