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Carbon-14 is specified as 6C or 6-C-14, in which 6 stands for the atomic number and 14 for the atomic mass
nuclide (plural nuclides)
(physics) An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.
A fissionable nuclide is capable of undergoing fission (even with a low probability) after capturing a high-energy neutron. Source: Internet
All radionuclides contained in the waste have a half-life —the time it takes for half of the atoms to decay into another nuclide —and eventually all radioactive waste decays into non-radioactive elements (i. Source: Internet
Half-life in biology and pharmacology main A biological half-life or elimination half-life is the time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose one-half of its pharmacologic, physiologic, or radiological activity. Source: Internet
As in all nuclear decays, the decaying element (in this case ) is known as the parent nuclide while the resulting element (in this case ) is known as the daughter nuclide. Source: Internet
For all other nuclides, the proportion of the original nuclide to its decay products changes in a predictable way as the original nuclide decays over time. Source: Internet
However, this is the present limit of detection, as the nuclide with the next-shortest half-life ( 92 Nb with half-life 34.7 million years) has not yet been detected in nature. Source: Internet