Why do we use half life?

Q: Why do we use half life?

The Half-life is used because of <b>radioactive decay</b>. It is anyone's guess when an atom will decay. If you have two identical atoms, one could decay immediately and the other could hang around for a century or a millenium. The Half-life is where Half the atoms decay. There was a report on Aug 22, 2016

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The Half-life is used because of radioactive decay. It is anyone's guess when an atom will decay. If you have two identical atoms, one could decay immediately and the other could hang around for a century or a millenium. The Half-life is where Half the atoms decay. There was a report on Aug 22, 2016

Hagrid P Hazard · Accepted Answer

The Half-life is used because of radioactive decay. It is anyone's guess when an atom will decay. If you have two identical atoms, one could decay immediately and the other could hang around for a century or a millenium. The Half-life is where Half the atoms decay. There was a report on Aug 22, 2016

Why do we use half life?

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