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Spontaneous fission, decay rates, and critical mass

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foreveryoung

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Message 6 of 29 (647205)
01-08-2012 3:39 PM

Does anybody know what factors determine how fast or slow any particular unstable isotope decays?

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Message 9 of 29 (647248)
01-08-2012 8:37 PM

Reply to: Message 8 by NoNukes
01-08-2012 6:59 PM

Or are you referring to factors that might affect the decay rate of a particular isotope such as K40 or Carbon 14?

Those kind

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