Jo Miran@lemmy.mlM to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agoGood ol' days rulelemmy.mlimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down15
arrow-up1239arrow-down1imageGood ol' days rulelemmy.mlJo Miran@lemmy.mlM to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day ago Also with a half life of 138 days it’s hardly “one of the most radioactive substances on Earth”. A shorter half life generally means it puts out more radiation per hour.
minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYes, and 138 days is far from the shortest. Take Radon-220 for example. It can be found in nature in trace amounts, while having a half life of only 55.6 seconds, while Radon-222 has the longest half-life of all Radon isotopes at 3.8 days.
A shorter half life generally means it puts out more radiation per hour.
Yes, and 138 days is far from the shortest. Take Radon-220 for example. It can be found in nature in trace amounts, while having a half life of only 55.6 seconds, while Radon-222 has the longest half-life of all Radon isotopes at 3.8 days.