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What is Meant by the Terms Half-life of a Radioactive Substance and Binding Energy of a Nucleus? - Physics (Theory)

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What is meant by the terms half-life of a radioactive substance and binding energy of a nucleus?

उत्तर

Half-life period - It is time in which half of the radioactive substance disintegrate from its original value.

Binding energy is energy required to separate Nucleons from a nucleus.

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