What Do We Mean by the Half-Life of a Radioactive

question 75

Multiple Choice

What do we mean by the half-life of a radioactive isotope?

• A) it is the amount of time a person can be exposed to radiation without getting sick
• B) it is the time for half the number of radioactive nuclei to become stable nuclei
• C) it is the amount of time for half of the nuclei to become radioactive
• D) it is the time for half the number of radioactive nuclei to decay

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