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This proves the existence of an energy source in nature able to produce more than an order of magnitude more energy thanradioactivedecayalone.
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Decay can be conceived of as the loss of information from memory as a function of time (as inradioactivedecay).
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That number plays a significant role, for instance, in understanding the processes ofradioactivedecay.
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As a result, they cannot engage in debate on or claim to have an understanding of the process ofradioactivedecay.
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The term half-life is associated with theradioactivedecayof individual isotopes.
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This consists of measuring theradioactivedecayin carbon, and this means that we can measure the age of wood.
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The usualradioactivedecay, the beta decay, is the best-known example of a so-called weak interaction.
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The equation forradioactivedecayinvolves that exponential function.
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There have been no changes in the isotopic composition of the plutonium in these sealed containers, apart from the naturalradioactivedecayof the various isotopes of plutonium.
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In any reasonable commercial terms, it makes much more sense to leave dismantling work untilradioactivedecaymakes it easier to meet required standards of worker and environmental protection.
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It will also be necessary for the storage caverns to be equipped with cooling devices to remove the heat caused byradioactivedecayduring the first years of storage.
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Radon is a naturally occurring odourless and colourless gas that is formed by theradioactivedecayof naturally occurring uranium.
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It is less commonly encountered as a natural form of spontaneousradioactivedecay(not requiring a neutron), occurring especially in very high-mass-number isotopes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Earth's geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet (20%) and fromradioactivedecayof minerals (80%).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tritium light source has to be replaced every 812 years, since it gradually loses its brightness due toradioactivedecay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, it decreases thereafter fromradioactivedecay, allowing the date of death or fixation to be estimated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Radioluminescence uses theradioactivedecayof tritium to light the sign, while phosphorescence uses light-emitting phosphors to glow in the dark.
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