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dolphi86 [110]
2 years ago
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What is the definition of the half-life of a radioactive isotope?

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kolbaska11 [484]2 years ago
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Answer: The half-life is the amount of time it takes for a given isotope to lose half of its radioactivity. If a radioisotope has a half-life of 14 days, half of its atoms will have decayed within 14 days. In 14 more days, half of that remaining half will decay, and so on.

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