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Radioactivity Flashcards

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Half Life

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The time taken for the mass of a radioactive isotope to decrease to half the initial mass

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Activity

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The number of nuclei of a radioactive isotope that disintegrate per second

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Intensity of Radiation

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The radiation energy per second passing normally through unit area

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Decay Constant

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The probability of an individual nucleus decaying per second

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