Question

State the law of radioactive decay. Show that radioactive decay is exponential in nature

Answer 1

The radioactive decay law states that the probability per unit time that a nucleus will decay is a constant, independent of time. ... The radioactive decay of certain number of atoms (mass) is exponential in time. Radioactive decay law: N = N.e-λt. The rate of nuclear decay is also measured in terms of half-lives.