How are we able to measure the half life of uranium-238 if it’s 4.5 billion years? 798 viewsFebruary 19, 2024OtherPhysics Question100.55K February 19, 2024 0 Comments Tried looking it up and it got complicated real quick. In: Physics 14 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted February 19, 2024 0 Comments It‘s the duration until half of the sample decayed. You can measure the rate without having to wait the whole half life. It‘s like the speed in your car, you don‘t need to wait an hour to know how many miles/hour you are driving You are viewing 1 out of 14 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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