branching ratio
branching ratio noun: in radioactivity, the portion of all decays that take a given pathway. For example, californium-252 decays by alpha decay ~97% of the time, and by spontaneous fission ~3% of the time; so the branching ratio is about 0.97 in favor of alpha decay, and about 0.03 in favor spontaneous fission.
Noun
branching ratio (plural branching ratios)
- In radioactivity, the portion of all decays that take a given pathway. For example, californium-252 decays by alpha decay ~97% of the time, and by spontaneous fission ~3% of the time; so the branching ratio is about 0.97 in favor of alpha decay, and about 0.03 in favor spontaneous fission.
branching ratio meaning in Tamil
branching ratio in Tamil
- கதிரியக்கச்சிதைவு விகிதம்
Forms of branching ratio
| plural | branching ratios |
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Questions about branching ratio
- What does branching ratio mean?
- Branching ratio means in radioactivity, the portion of all decays that take a given pathway. For example, californium-252 decays by alpha decay ~97% of the time, and by spontaneous fission ~3% of the time; so the branching ratio is about 0.97 in favor of alpha decay, and about 0.03 in favor spontaneous fission.
- What is branching ratio in Tamil?
- Branching ratio in Tamil is கதிரியக்கச்சிதைவு விகிதம். See Branching ratio meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is branching ratio?
- Branching ratio is a noun.
- What is the plural of branching ratio?
- The plural of branching ratio is branching ratios.
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