98
DECAY :NORMAL
ORIGINAL MASS
Mº=?
T=
5719.980034
YEARS
Program code
Key operations
T=-(ln(M≥©M≠))©
;
T
;
=
S
(
i
1.2118œ-4
(
@
v
1
z
@
v
0
)
)
z
1.2118
`
S
4
e
Print T
i
0
;
T
e
Print”YEARS
i
1
@
a
YEARS
;
e
End
i
5
e
• The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time required for half of its
mass to decay.
Running the program
4.
Press
j
to return to the PROG mode menu.
5.
Press
0
, select the program
‘DECAY’ and press
e
.
6.
Enter 100 for M
0
and 50 for M
1
.
Result
The half-life of
14
C is 5719.980034 years.
Chapter 8: Application Examples
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