Preferred Label : average life;
Detailed label : average life in nuclear chemistry;
IUPAC definition : Defined for an atom or nuclear system in a specified state. For an exponentially decaying
system, it is the average time for the number of atoms or nuclei in a specified state
to decrease by a factor e. Synonymous with mean life.;
Origin ID : A00541;
See also
Defined for an atom or nuclear system in a specified state. For an exponentially decaying
system, it is the average time for the number of atoms or nuclei in a specified state
to decrease by a factor e. Synonymous with mean life.
