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Schach [20]
2 years ago
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What is meant by the half-life of a radioactive substance

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1 answer:
Shtirlitz [24]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Explanation:

The half life of a radioactive atom is the time taken for half of the radioactive nuclei to disintegrate. The shorter the half life, the faster a radioactive nuclei decays.

Half life is often expressed as:

                               Half life = \frac{0.693}{λ}

Where λ is the decay constant.

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