What Is a Half-Life

question 89

Multiple Choice

What is a half-life?

• A)It is the time it takes for 1/2 of the material to undergo radiodecay.
• B)It is the time needed until 1/2 of the radiation is gone.
• C)It is the time it takes for 1/2 of the material to decompose.
• D)It is half of the lifetime of the radioactivity in a sample.
• E)all of the above

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