Demonstration of radioactive decay using pennies

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A demonstration (with full class participation) to illustrate radioactive decay by flipping coins. Shows students visually the concepts of exponential decay, half-life and randomness. Works best in large classes -- the more people, the better.

Publisher: Jennifer Wenner
Last Updated: 7/8/2014

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Undergraduate (Lower Division) Chemistry Undergraduate (Upper Division) Radioisotopes Teach the Earth Demonstrations NSDL Physics Undergraduate (Lower Division Education Undergraduate (Upper Division Geoscience Higher Education Historical Geology
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