Half-life
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Term | Half-life |
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Description | The time in which half the atoms of a given quantity of a particular radioactive substance disintegrate to another nuclear form. |
Definition | Half-life
The time in which half the atoms of a given quantity of a particular radioactive substance disintegrate to another nuclear form. Measured half-lives vary from millionths of a second to billions of years. Similarly, the time in which half the molecules of a chemical substance disappear as a result of chemical or biochemical transformation. |
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Numbered list of references http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/glossary.html#G-D - http://rais.ornl.gov/home/glossary.html#C http://sra.org/resources_glossary_g-i.php |
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