1. It lasts for as long as the universe in theory, as it does not decay into any other element unless it's in a star, where it will undergo fusion into "heavier" elements
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2. In a balloon, it easily diffuses through the balloon skin and "leaks" away into the atmosphere, so maybe a day or so.
3. In the atmosphere, it gradually diffuses out into space, but is replenished by natural generation.
Yes, a balloon that is half-filled with air and the other half with helium will float because helium is lighter than air. The helium will cause the overall density of the balloon to be lower than the surrounding air, resulting in it floating.
The time it takes for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive element to decay is called the half life.
The term is called half-life. It is the time it takes for half of the radioactive nuclei in a sample to decay.
If the volume of the balloon doubles while the mass of helium remains the same, the density of helium inside the balloon would decrease by half. Density is calculated as mass divided by volume, so if volume doubles and mass stays the same, the density will decrease.
Pu-239 has a half-life of 24,110 years.
Helium-3 is stable.
100% helium
The half-life of the radioisotope tritium (H-3) is about 12.32 years. This means that it takes approximately 12.32 years for half of a sample of tritium to decay into helium-3.
Yes, a balloon that is half-filled with air and the other half with helium will float because helium is lighter than air. The helium will cause the overall density of the balloon to be lower than the surrounding air, resulting in it floating.
No, helium is almost 4 times as heavy as hydrogen.
It would be quite difficult to list all radioactive elements and their half lives in this area. Lithium 5 has a half life of about a trillionth of a second. Uranium 238 has a half life of about 4.7 billion years. Since the world is about 4.2 billion years, over half the Uranium 238 is still around. The first element in the Periodic Table, Hydrogen, has a radioactive form, Hydrogen 3. It has a half life of about Twelve and a half years. Helium has a radioactive form, Helium 5. It's half life is a trillionth of a second. Then you get to elements with different radioactive isotopes. You will need to look them up in a handbook. Tin is the element with the most isotopes.
Saturn's atmosphere appears to have half the helium content of Jupiter because Saturn has a lower overall density than Jupiter, leading to a greater proportion of hydrogen compared to helium in its atmosphere. Jupiter's higher density means that there is more helium present in its atmosphere compared to Saturn.
No. Half Life: Opposing Force does not require neither Half Life nor Half Life: Blue Shift.
That depends on what this is a half-cubic foot OF. Feathers? Lead? Helium? It makes a difference.
The time it takes for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive element to decay is called the half life.
No, only Half-Life and Half-Life: Decay.
Antibiotics do not have a half life.