nuclear power plant in California and is scheduled for decommissioning in 2025. A product of nuclear power plants is the isotope cesium-137, which has a half-life of 30 years. How long will it take for this isotope to decay to 1/16th its original amount

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Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.