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→Calculating Half Life
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |'''2. Divide the time taken by the number of times the [[Count Rate|count rate]] has halved.'''
<math>90 \div 3 = 30</math>
'''Half Life''' = 30 days.
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |'''2. Divide the time taken by the number of times the number of [[Unstable Isotope|unstable]] [[atom]]s has halved.'''
<math>18 \div 4 = 4.5</math>
'''Half Life''' = 4.5 [[minute]]s