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Radioactivity Flashcards

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Radioactivity

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Is the spontaneous breaking up of unstable nuclei with the emission of one or more types of radiation

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Half life

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The half life of a radioactive isotope is the time taken for half of the atoms in a sample of the isotope to decay

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Radioisotope

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Radioactive isotope

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