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Simulation of radioactive decay
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Dice are used to demonstrate the exponential decay law.
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100 3D-printed dice together with two boxes and lids are used to simulate radioactive decay, since schools rarely have the materials needed for real physical experiments on radioactive decay. The activity and its evaluation for the half-life are described in the attached pdf file. As a result, it is demonstrated that a random process leads to an exponential decay law despite large fluctuations.