The half-life of a radioactive element is the time it takes for:
A) half of the radioactive atoms to double themselves.
B) half of the radioactive atoms to decay into isotopes.
C) the radioactive atoms to increase by half of its initial quantity.
D) the radioactive atoms to increase to 1.5 times of its initial quantity.
B
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