decay series
Noun
Meaning
decay series (plural decay series)
Synonym of decay chain
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It is the ninth product of the neptunium decay series as a daughter isotope of actinium-225.
Boltwood gave up work on radiometric dating and went on to investigate other decay series.
Boltwood focused on the end products of decay series.
Boltwood was inspired to describe the relationships between elements in various decay series.
His studies were flawed by the fact that the decay series of thorium was not understood, which led to incorrect results for samples that contained both uranium and thorium.
In that same year, other research was published establishing the rules for radioactive decay, allowing more precise identification of decay series.