What does half-life measure? What will be an ideal ...

[swpotter12]

What does half-life measure? What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are the three types of radioactive decay? What will be an ideal response?

[batool]

Answer to Question 1

The amount of time it takes for half of a number of radioactive atoms of an element to decay to a
stable daughter product.

Answer to Question 2

Alpha decay2 protons and 2 neutrons emitted from the nucleus; beta decaya fast moving electron
emitted from a neutron in the nucleus; and electron capturea proton captures an electron from the
electron shell.

[swpotter12]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Bigfoot1984]

Excellent