half-life Flashcards by sadie rainer | Brainscape

Q

Radioactivity is totally random - true or false

A

True

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Q

What can half-life be used to find?

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The rate at which a source decays

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Q

Define Half-Life

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Half-Life is the time it takes for the number of radioactive nuclei in an isotope to halve.

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