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RADIOACTIVE AGE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The time, estimated from measurement of the isotopie composition, during which the content of a radioactive species within an object has remained unchanged except for nuclear decay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Le temps, évalué à partir de mesures de composition isotopique, durant lequel le contenu des espèces radioactives à l'intérieur d'un objet est demeuré inchangé, à l'exception de la désintégration nucléaire.

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