Free Radioactive Activity Calculator

Calculate radioactive activity (decays per second) using A = lambda * N = (ln2 / t_half) * N.

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Activity

19,254,088,348,887,370 Bq

Decay Constant0.00019254 1/s
Activity (Ci)520,380.766186 Ci

Activity vs Number of Atoms

Radioactive Activity

Activity measures the rate of radioactive decays per unit time.

Formula

A = lambda * N = (ln2 / t_half) * N

where lambda is the decay constant, N is the number of atoms, and t_half is the half-life. The unit is becquerel (Bq) = 1 decay/second.

Example Calculation

1 x 10^20 atoms with a half-life of 3600 s (1 hour).

  1. 01lambda = ln(2) / t_half = 0.6931 / 3600 = 1.925e-4 /s
  2. 02A = lambda * N = 1.925e-4 * 1e20
  3. 03A = 1.925e16 Bq
  4. 04A = 1.925e16 / 3.7e10 = 520,270 Ci

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