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Half-life

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The half-life is the time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to undergo radioactive decay.

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