Time during which the amount of radioactive substance becomes half of its initial amount is called.
(A) Average life
(B) Half-life
(C) Decay constant
(D) Time period
Time during which the amount of radioactive substance becomes half of its initial amount is called.
(A) Average life
(B) Half-life
(C) Decay constant
(D) Time period

Option (B) is the correct answer

The time required for half of the original population of radioactive atoms to decay is called the half-life. The relationship between the half-life, T1/2, and the decay constant is given by T1/2 = 0.693/λ