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Radioactive series

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000415

A succession of nuclides, each of which transforms by radioactive disintegration into the next until a stable nuclide results. The first member is called the parent, the intermediate members are called daughters, and the final stable member is called the end product.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000415
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000415",
  "term": "Radioactive series",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A succession of nuclides, each of which transforms by radioactive disintegration into the next until a stable nuclide results. The first member is called the parent, the intermediate members are called daughters, and the final stable member is called the end product.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/radioactive-series/"
}

Record 408 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.