half-life


of: radioactive nuclei in a prepared sample

is: the time taken for half the nuclei in the sample to decay.   [M1.5, P9.1, P9.2]

hence is: the time taken for the activity to halve.   [P9.2]

is: a property of radionuclides, unaffected by the physical or chemical environment.   [P9.2]


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