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decay chains

decay chains is the plural of decay chain.

Meaning of decay chain

Noun

decay chain (plural decay chains)

  1. (nuclear physics) A series of nuclides, such that one nuclide radioactively decays into another, which decays into another, and so on, until a stable nuclide is reached. For example, uranium-238 must undergo eight alpha decays and six beta decays in order to become stable lead-206; intermediate nuclides include uranium-234, radium-226, and radon-222.
    Synonyms:
    decay series

Questions about decay chains

What is decay chains the plural of?
Decay chains is the plural of decay chain.

Words near decay chains in the dictionary

  1. decavitation
  2. decavitations
  3. decawatt
  4. decay
  5. decay chain
  6. decay chains
  7. decay constant
  8. decay constants
  9. decay series
  10. decay time
  11. decay times

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