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How does the half life of element Z compare to the half life of carbon-14?
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Since we don't know what you mean by "element z", we have no basis on which to compare. Please rephrase the question, giving more specific details.
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Is the half-life of a chemical element one-half of the amount of a radioactive element to decay?
The half-life is the time that it takes for 1/2 of a material to decay.
Is a period of an element the amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to decay?
False- the period is the horizontal row the element is in
How is half time used on an element?
If you mean HALF LIFE, that is the length of time it takes a quantity of a radioactive element to lose half its radioactivity.
What is the time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive element to decay?
The half-life
Does half life of any radioactive element decrease when its used?
The half-life can not be changed by any normal means.
What Limitations are there of using carbon14 to date rocks?
The main limitations of using Carbon14 dating to find the age of something that is carbon base are firstly the possibility that carbon may be absorbed by some things making it more difficult to get an absolutely accurate age and secondly, with Carbon14 only having a half life of 5,568 years the maximum theoretical limit for detection is 100,000 years.
The time it takes for half of the radioactive element to decay is the element's what?
The time it takes for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive element to decay is called the half life.
How long will it take half of a radioactive sample to decay?
The length of time depends on the element and isotope, but the point at which half of the sample has decayed is known as the half-life.
How can half lives be shortened?
Half life of an element can't be changed.. It is a characteristic of a radioactive element which is independent of chemical and physical conditions.. Half life is that time in which half of radioactive sample( i.e., a radioactive element) decomposes. So no matter what amount you take half life of an element remains same.
Is the half-life of a chemical element one-half of the amount of a radioactive element to decay?
The half-life is the time that it takes for 1/2 of a material to decay.
As a sample of a radioactive element decays its half-life?
No, the half life remains exactly the same throughout
Is a period of an element the amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to decay?
False- the period is the horizontal row the element is in
What is the half-life of this element?
Without knowing the element and the specific isotope, this has no answer.
What is the half-life of the chemical element Ununpentium?
Ununpentium-288 has a half-life of 173 ms.
What kind of radioactive waste has the longest half-life?
Uranium has the longest half-life element
What is a half-life and how is it used to determine the absolute age of a rock?
Half-Life is the time it takes for one half of the amount of an element to decay. This process is inverse exponential, i.e. in one half-life there will be one half of the element left, in two there will be one quarter, in three there will be one eighth, and so on.If you know how much material was initially present, you can measure how much is present now, and you can calculate how long that took.Often, we use Carbon-14 dating, which compares the ratio of Carbon-14 to Carbon-12. When plants and animals are alive, they affix Carbon-14 into their celluar structures, causing a higher concentration as compared to regular rocks/soils in a regular way based on the amount of Carbon-14 in the general environment. Since we know the original ratio at the point of death, we can date the fossil.boobsThe half-life of carbon is 5730 years after that, half of the remaining carbon - 14 decays.they uses carbon14 to compare the age of rocks
How is half time used on an element?
If you mean HALF LIFE, that is the length of time it takes a quantity of a radioactive element to lose half its radioactivity.
