alleryWhat does a half-life describe for a radionuclide sample?
ATime for its mass to double
BTime for half its atoms to decay
CTime for its temperature to halve
DTime for all atoms to decay
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Time for half its atoms to decay
Half-life is the time for half the sample atoms to decay.
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