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The time necessary for half of the atoms of a parent isotope to decay into the daughter isotope.
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1. The time required for a pollutant to lose one-half of its original concentration or example, the biochemical half-life of DDT in the environment is 15 years. 2. The time required for half of the atoms of a radioactive element to undergo self-transmutation or decay (half-life of radium is 1620 years). 3. The time required for the elimination of half a total dose from the body.
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The time needed for half of a radioactive isotope to decay and form a stable element. This known rate of decay is used in radiometric dating, such as radiocarbon dating, to determine the age of objects.
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The time required for half the amount of a drug to be eliminated from the body.
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the amount of time it takes for half of the existing amount of a radioactive element to decay to non-radioactive products.
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