What is the amount of time required for half of

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2022-04-12

What is the amount of time required for half of a sample of radioactive isotope to break down and form a daughter isotope?

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Gerardo Barry

Gerardo Barry

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Explanation:
Urainium 238 has a half life of 4.5 billion years while Carbon 14 has a half life of 5,700 years. In both cases the half life is the length of time required for 50% of the parent element to decay into the daughter element.

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