Simulation of half-life (exponential decay)
This applet illustrates the progression of decay we observe if we begin with 10 units of our material which has a constant rate of half-life decay.
Click "Start" to begin the simulation.
What do you notice? What is happening in this simulation?
Half-Life
What does half-life represent? What do the following represent? first half-life second half-life third half-life and so on...