The half life of C614 is 5700 years What does it mean Two radioactive nuclei X and Y initially contain - Physics - Nuclei

Question

The half life of C6 14 is 5700 years What
does it mean?Two radioactive nuclei X and Y initially contain an
equal no of atoms Their half lives are 1hr and 2hr Calculate ratio
of their rates of disintegrations after 2hours

Pintu B. · Accepted Answer

Dear Student ,
It means that the radio isotope will decay to half of its initial
in 5700 years
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