Preferred Label : decay rate;
Detailed label : decay rate in atmospheric chemistry;
IUPAC definition : The rate at which a pollutant is removed from the atmosphere either by reaction with
reactive transient species such as the HO radical, O sub 3 /sub , etc., by photodecomposition
initiated by light absorption by the impurity, or by loss at the surface of aerosols,
the earth, etc. The decay rate as applied to radioactive materials is related to the
radioactive half-life (t 1 2) of the particular isotopic species strong A /strong
and its concentration [A]t, at the given time (t): \[{Rate} \frac{[A]_{t}\ \ln 2}{t_{1/2}}\];
Origin ID : D01541;
See also
The rate at which a pollutant is removed from the atmosphere either by reaction with
reactive transient species such as the HO radical, O sub 3 /sub , etc., by photodecomposition
initiated by light absorption by the impurity, or by loss at the surface of aerosols,
the earth, etc. The decay rate as applied to radioactive materials is related to the
radioactive half-life (t 1 2) of the particular isotopic species strong A /strong
and its concentration [A]t, at the given time (t): \[{Rate} \frac{[A]_{t}\ \ln 2}{t_{1/2}}\]
