poolestusperioodiga
Poolestusperioodiga, often translated as "half-life," is a fundamental concept in nuclear physics and chemistry. It refers to the time it takes for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to undergo radioactive decay. This decay process transforms the unstable parent isotope into a more stable daughter isotope. The half-life is a constant for any given isotope and is not affected by external factors such as temperature, pressure, or chemical bonding.
Different radioactive isotopes have vastly different half-lives, ranging from fractions of a second to billions of
The concept of half-life is based on the statistical nature of radioactive decay. While it is impossible