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What is half life

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the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value

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Different uses of radioactivity

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Smoke alarms, cancer treatments, sterilizing medical instruments and prolonging the life of fruit

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What kind of process is radioactive decay

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