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Subject: How come element like uranium have such a long half-life?

Date: Tue Dec 1 01:34:49 1998
Posted by paothep
Grade level: 10-12
School: high school
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Area of science: Physics
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I understand that uranium is a very radioactive material and 
very dangerous which would mean it emits a damaging (high 
energy) radiation. If a particular type of radiation (alpha, 
beta, gamma) would have a certain amount of energy that is 
constant to its copy from other element, does that mean uranium 
emit more radiation? and if that is right wouldn't it also mean 
uranium would have a shorter half-life?


Re: How come element like uranium have such a long half-life?

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