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It tells how long it takes for a radioactive isotope to become a daughter element.

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The half life is the time when 50 % of the atoms of an isotope disintegrate.

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It gives the length of time after which half the atoms in the isotope have undergone radioactive decay.

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Half-life indicates how quickly the isotope will disintegrate.

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