The Amount of Time It Takes for a Radioactive Element

question 17

Multiple Choice

The amount of time it takes for a radioactive element to decay to 50% of its daughter isotope is called ________.

• A) decay rate
• B) half-life
• C) partial decay
• D) conversion rate
• E) quarter-life

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Definitions:

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