Saturday 9 October 2010

Half-Life - Decay and all that

Half Life

... Is the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate.

... Is useful as a measurement in Medicine and Geology.

... Is what’s measured in Carbon 14 dating.

... Varies greatly from an element to another.

...Is different in various isotopes, even if they belong to the same element.

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