Constructing a Table. (Radioactivity)

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The discussion focuses on constructing a table to analyze how the count rate of a Geiger-Muller counter changes with distance from a radioactive isotope. Suggested table headings include Distance (cm), Count Rate, Background Count, and Corrected Count Rate. The user seeks to incorporate the inverse square law into their analysis, questioning if the formula should be 1/d^2. They also propose adding a column for d^2 times Intensity to test for consistency across varying distances. The conversation emphasizes the importance of accurately measuring and interpreting radioactivity data.
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NOTE: This is not homework, but if you feel it is in the wrong forum then move it. I didn't know a better forum that it could go in.

I want to construct a table of results (minus the results for now) that is related to how the count rate on a geiger muller counter varies with distance with a radioactive isotope. I would appreciate some suggestions of table headings. Here are a few I have already come up with, any thing you think I could add?

Distance/cm
Count Rate (or activity)
Background Count
Corrected Count rate


I would like to incorporate the inverse square law, but I am unsure how to do so. I want to measure the intensity or see how it varies. Would that just be \frac{1}{d^2}

Thanks!
 
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Have a column of d^2 times Intensity. Test if its entries are constant for varying d.
 
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