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The Time Necessary for One-Half of the Original Number of Radioactive

Question 38

Question 38

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The time necessary for one-half of the original number of radioactive atoms of an element to decay to a stable daughter product is known as a(n) ____.


A) scale
B) metamorphosis
C) half-life
D) alpha decay
E) relative age

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