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    The Time Necessary for Half of the Atoms of the Unstable
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The Time Necessary for Half of the Atoms of the Unstable

Question 27

Question 27

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The time necessary for half of the atoms of the unstable parent element to decay to the new,more stable daughter element is the isotope's ____________________.

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