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21 February, 20:34

Which of the following best describes half-life?

a. Half the time it takes for all of the nuclei in a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay.

b. The time it takes for the nucleus of one atom of a radioactive isotope to split in half.

c. The time it takes for half of the nuclei in a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay.

d. The time it takes for the nucleus of one atom of a radioactive isotope to decay.

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  1. 21 February, 20:54
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    the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.
  2. 21 February, 21:03
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    I think b, because it’s the time that the isotope takes to fall to half of its original value
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