average life

in nuclear chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00541
Defined for an atom or nuclear system in a specified state. For an exponentially decaying system, it is the average time for the number of atoms or nuclei in a specified state to decrease by a factor e. Synonymous with mean lifetime.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1536 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'average life' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00541 RIS BibTex EndNote
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