Half-Life

The image shows a digital representation of an experiment that examines radioactive materials and their half-lives using a Geiger tube, Strontium-90, and Barium-137.

$5.00

Quantity

* If purchasing more than one license for this product, your order will be treated as a school purchase. Coupon codes for your students to use will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

IMPORTANT: All users, students and teachers alike, must have a valid purchase or coupon code and a user account on our website to use our software. See the Installation page for more information.

Half-Life

A safe and virtual look at radioactive materials and their half-lives using a Geiger tube, Strontium-90, and Barium-137.

Topics and Objectives:

Study the operation of the Geiger tube.
Investigate the Geiger tube’s response to changes in tube voltage.
Learn to measure background radiation.
Investigate the change in activity of a radioactive isotope over time.
To determine the half-life of an isotope graphically.

Activities:

Half Life Lab – Student Version (PDF)

Preset Unknowns:

Half-lives of Strontium-90 and Barium-137.

Support:

Half Life – User’s Guide (PDF)

Additional Info

Category: Waves Optics & Atomic