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Ivanshal [37]
2 years ago
13

The half-life of a radioisotope is the amount of time it takes for

Biology
2 answers:
lions [1.4K]2 years ago
8 0

Answer : It is defined as the amount of time taken by a radioactive material to decay to half of its original value.

Explanation :

Half life : It is defined as the amount of time taken by a radioactive material to decay to half of its original value.

All radioactive decays follow first order kinetics.

The relation between the half-life and rate constant is:

k=\frac{0.693}{t_{1/2}}

The half-life of the radioactive isotope is remains the same that means a constant value and it is not affected by any external conditions.

s2008m [1.1K]2 years ago
6 0
Half life: time taken for the radioactivity of any isotope to fall to half its original value

i hope this helps!
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