The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time taken for
Aall atoms to decay
Bhalf of the atoms to decayCORRECT
Cthe substance to lose half its mass
Dthe radiation to halve
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Half-life = time for half the radioactive nuclei in a sample to decay.
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