How Is the Half-Life of a Radioactive Parent Isotope Defined

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Multiple Choice

How is the half-life of a radioactive parent isotope defined?

• A)the time it takes for half of the parent isotope to decay to daughter isotope
• B)half the time it takes for the parent isotope to completely decay to daughter isotopes
• C)the time for parent isotopes to undergo half the decay steps to produce a daughter isotope
• D)half of the average rate of decay of the parent isotope

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