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The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle?
The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle?
The most dangerous isotope is the isotope with a half-life of 0.01 minute. This is because the shorter is the half-life, the faster is the rate of decay, thus the material undergoes fission reaction rapidly compared to those substances with longer half-lives.