English Explanatory Dictionary

potassium-40

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A naturally-occurring radioactive isotope of potassium, 4019K, having 19 protons and 21 neutrons, and a half-life of 1.3 billion years; it is the chief source of natural radioactivity in living tissue

Word forms

potassium-40
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