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Radioactivity

Problem 6.217

To investigate the beta-decay of Mg23\mathrm{Mg}^{23} radionuclide, a counter was activated at the moment t=0t=0. It registered N1N_{1} beta-particles by a moment t1=2.0 st_{1}=2.0 \mathrm{~s}, and by a moment t2=3t1t_{2}=3 t_{1} the number of registered beta-particles was 2.66 times greater. Find the mean lifetime of the given nuclei.

Reveal Answer
τ16 s\tau \approx 16 \mathrm{~s}