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Title PhET LAB Alpha (IB 7.2)
Description Students use PhET to describe and model alpha decay and define half-life. They also create a graph of radioactive decay using Excel and uncertainties.
Subject Physics
Level High School
Type Lab
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords alpha, decay, half-life, radioactive
Simulation(s) Alpha Decay

Author(s) Benjamin Forbes
Contact Email forbesbc@staffordschools.net
School / Organization Stafford County Public Schools
Date submitted 2/16/15
Date updated 2/16/15

Comments

...nicely done! Thank you. Jonathan   9/8/15

This is superb. Thank you so much. Mal   11/3/15

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