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I have used this equation in the past but have no knowledge of how the equation is formed. I will probably learn about it next year, but that is a long time to wait for a burning question. :shy:
Here is the equation I am talking about. I would like be sure that I know what everything stands for before I understand how it is formed.
[tex]T^{\frac{1}{2}}[/tex] is the Half-Life
[tex]ln(2)[/tex] I know this is a logarithm, but I am not sure why this is used in particular if anyone could explain why this is used I would be most grateful.
[tex]\lambda[/tex] is the Decay Constant
Here the equation is.
[tex]T^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{ln(2)}{\lambda}[/tex]
Any help on how this equation is constructed would be great, It would be nice to see a step by step method in how you would get there. I'm not sure if there is really much to say on the construction, but even an explantion on how it is constructed would be nice.
Here is the equation I am talking about. I would like be sure that I know what everything stands for before I understand how it is formed.
[tex]T^{\frac{1}{2}}[/tex] is the Half-Life
[tex]ln(2)[/tex] I know this is a logarithm, but I am not sure why this is used in particular if anyone could explain why this is used I would be most grateful.
[tex]\lambda[/tex] is the Decay Constant
Here the equation is.
[tex]T^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{ln(2)}{\lambda}[/tex]
Any help on how this equation is constructed would be great, It would be nice to see a step by step method in how you would get there. I'm not sure if there is really much to say on the construction, but even an explantion on how it is constructed would be nice.