Procedure In this exercise, you will calculate the decay constant and half-life of a sample using split peas to simulate the decay of radioactive nuclei. Peas lying on their flat side will be "parents" representing nuclei not yet decayed. Peas lying on their rounded side will be "daughters" representing the decayed nuclei. Each trial represents one unit of time. We assume a time interval of 2 minutes for each trial, but since this is a simulation, we could have assumed any time interval we wanted. 1. Tape several sheets of white paper to your work table. Having this white background will make counting the peas easier. 2. Count out exactly 50 individual split peas and put them into a coffee cup. Record 50 peas under time trial 0 in Data Table 1. Data Table 1: Radioactive Decay Trials Time - minutes Parents = Peas lying flat # per trial Daughters = Peas on rounded side # per trial cumulative # 0 0 50 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 6 4 8 Etc. 0 50 3. Cover the cup with your hand, shake the contents for several seconds, and pour the peas from the cup onto the paper in