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Rarest Decay Process: Xenon-124 Has Half-Life Measured To Be a Trillion Times Longer Than the Age of the Universe

Rarest Decay Process: Xenon-124 Has Half-Life Measured To Be a Trillion Times Longer Than Age of the Universe

Medicine & Technology Apr 19, 2024

One isotope of xenon has a half-life of about 18 sextillion years, making it the longest half-life ever directly measured in a radioactive substance. Read the article to learn more.

age of universe

Rarest Decay Process: Xenon-124 Has Half-Life Measured To Be a Trillion Times Longer Than Age of the Universe

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