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    Help with Half Life: Confused on A=DecayConstant*N and ln(2)

    Ok I understand now, Activity decreases over the course of the second as well. I assumed it to be the average number of atoms decaying over a second, but it isn't. It is the activity from one point in time and as the atoms decay over the second the Activity decreases. /resolved
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    Help with Half Life: Confused on A=DecayConstant*N and ln(2)

    Hi, I'm new to the forum and came here because I could use some help. At the moment I am really confused because I know that A = DecayConstant * N, where A is activity and N is the number of atoms before decay. Isn't the Activity is how many atoms decay after 1 second with a specific value of...
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