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decay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Decay may
refer to: Bit
decay, in
computing Software decay, in
computing Distance decay, in
geography Decay...
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paths of
decay. For example, 35.94(6)% of bi****h-212
decays,
through alpha-emission, to thallium-208
while 64.06(6)% of bi****h-212
decays,
through beta-emission...
- of L: A very
small minority of free
neutron decays (about four per million) are so-called "two-body
decays", in
which the proton,
electron and antineutrino...
- and
decays into a
positron and a
neutral pion that
itself immediately decays into two
gamma ray photons:
Since a
positron is an
antilepton this
decay preserves...
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decay or α-
decay is a type of
radioactive decay in
which an
atomic nucleus emits an
alpha particle (helium nucleus) and
thereby transforms or "
decays"...
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situated in a
decay chain,
where the ac****ulation is
governed by
exponential decay of a
source agent,
while the
agent of
interest itself decays by
means of...
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state that it can
decay into.
Unstable particles will
often have
multiple ways of
decaying, each with its own ****ociated probability.
Decays are
mediated by...
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decay.
Radioactive decay often proceeds via a
sequence of
steps (
decay chain). For example, 238U
decays to 234Th
which decays to 234mPa
which decays,...
- P=E\left({\frac {A}{M}}\right).} or P = Q A . {\displaystyle P=QA.} Example: 60Co
decays into 60Ni. The m****
difference Δm is 0.003 u. The
radiated energy is approximately...
- cobalt-60. 60Co
decays by
emitting an
electron (beta
decay) with a half-life of 5.272
years into an
excited state of 60Ni,
which then
decays very fast to...
