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What is meant by the half-life of a radioactive substance

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quasarJose
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  • 07-06-2019

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 = [tex]\frac{0.693}{λ}[/tex]

Where λ is the decay constant.

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