half life

of a radionuclide
Synonym: radioactive half life
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02717
For a single @R05083@ process, the time required for the activity to decrease to half its value by that process.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. (Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 2520 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'half life' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02717 RIS BibTex EndNote
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