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Subjects / LC Chemistry / Periodic table and atomic structure

Radioactivity

Alpha, beta and gamma radiation, half-life and uses of radioisotopes.

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Helps to know first: Atomic structure and isotopes
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Fill the gaps: 1 · Match the pairs: 3 · Multiple choice: 5 · Numeric answer: 3 · Put in order: 1 · Short answer: 2

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The time taken for half of the nuclei in a sample of a radioisotope to decay is its .
Hint 1

It is constant for a given isotope.

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