The students should understand the effect of background radiation on count rate.

Use the "Lifetime Measurement" experiment from our free e-book, Nuclear Radiation with Vernier, for this understanding.

Educational Standard: International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
Subject: Physics
Theme: E Nuclear and quantum physics
Topic: E.3 Radioactive decay
Level: Standard level and higher level

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