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Geiger-Nuttall law
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Etymology
Formulated in 1911 by Hans Geiger and John Mitchell Nuttall.
Proper noun
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en physics A rule relating the decay constant of a radioactive isotope with the energy of the alpha particles emitted. Roughly speaking, it states that short-lived isotopes emit more energetic alpha particles than long-lived ones.
en Geiger-Nuttall rule
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