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Intensity of radiation is the inverse of half life. The shorter the half life, the more dangerous a nuclide is while you're exposed to it.
by brazzy 16y ago
Intensity of radiation is the inverse of half life. The shorter the half life, the more dangerous a nuclide is while you're exposed to it.
- iwwr 16y agoBiological half life is the time the body takes to eliminate half the substance in question (or half the toxicity thereof). In this case, the shorter the half life, the less dangerous the specific thing is.
- stretchwithme 16y agoMakes sense to me. A thing with a half life of forever isn't radiating at all.