Half-life facts for kids
Half-life can mean different things:
- Half-life (element), a property of radioactive elements
- Half-Life (video game) is a 1998 video game made by Valve Software
Images for kids
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Simulation of many identical atoms undergoing radioactive decay, starting with either 4 atoms per box (left) or 400 (right). The number at the top is how many half-lives have elapsed. Note the consequence of the law of large numbers: with more atoms, the overall decay is more regular and more predictable.
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Half-life demonstrated using dice in a classroom experiment
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