AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Nuclear Physics
The half life of a radioactive nuclide is
- A Half the time needed for a sample to complete decay.
- B Half the time a sample can be kept before it starts to decay.
- C The time needed for half a sample to decay.
- D The time needed for the rest of a sample to decay one half of it has already decayed.
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(C) The time needed for half a sample to decay.
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Half life is time required for half a sample to decay.
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