Mean Life Time Calculator

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✖Radioactive Half Life is defined as the time required for a quantity of radioactive substance to decay to half of it's initial value.ⓘ Radioactive Half Life [T_1/2]

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✖Mean Life Time is the average lifetime of an atomic nucleus in a radioactive sample.ⓘ Mean Life Time [ζ]

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Mean Life Time

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`"ζ" = 1.446*"T"_{"1/2"}`

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`"0.000289Year"=1.446*"0.0002Year"`

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Mean Life Time Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Mean Life Time = 1.446*Radioactive Half Life
ζ = 1.446*T_1/2
This formula uses 2 Variables

Variables Used

Mean Life Time - (Measured in Second) - Mean Life Time is the average lifetime of an atomic nucleus in a radioactive sample.
Radioactive Half Life - (Measured in Second) - Radioactive Half Life is defined as the time required for a quantity of radioactive substance to decay to half of it's initial value.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Radioactive Half Life: 0.0002 Year --> 6311.3904 Second (Check conversion here)

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

ζ = 1.446*T_1/2 --> 1.446*6311.3904

Evaluating ... ...

ζ = 9126.2705184

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

9126.2705184 Second -->0.0002892 Year (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

0.0002892 ≈ 0.000289 Year <-- Mean Life Time

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Mean Life Time Formula

Mean Life Time = 1.446*Radioactive Half Life
ζ = 1.446*T_1/2

What is Mean Life Time ?

The mean lifetime τ of elements in an exponentially decaying assembly is equal to the reciprocal of the decay constant (cf. exponential decay). Thus, it is the time needed for the assembly to be reduced by a factor of e.

How to Calculate Mean Life Time?

Mean Life Time calculator uses Mean Life Time = 1.446*Radioactive Half Life to calculate the Mean Life Time, Mean life time formula is the average life time of all the nuclei of a particular unstable atomic species. Mean Life Time is denoted by ζ symbol.

How to calculate Mean Life Time using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Mean Life Time, enter Radioactive Half Life (T_1/2) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Mean Life Time calculation can be explained with given input values -> 9.2E-12 = 1.446*6311.3904.

FAQ

What is Mean Life Time?

Mean life time formula is the average life time of all the nuclei of a particular unstable atomic species and is represented as ζ = 1.446*T_1/2 or Mean Life Time = 1.446*Radioactive Half Life. Radioactive Half Life is defined as the time required for a quantity of radioactive substance to decay to half of it's initial value.

How to calculate Mean Life Time?

Mean life time formula is the average life time of all the nuclei of a particular unstable atomic species is calculated using Mean Life Time = 1.446*Radioactive Half Life. To calculate Mean Life Time, you need Radioactive Half Life (T_1/2). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Radioactive Half Life and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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