"potassium-40" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (physics) A naturally-occurring radioactive isotope of potassium, ⁴⁰₁₉K, having nineteen protons and twenty-one neutrons, and a half-life of 1.3 billion years; it is the chief source of natural radioactivity in living tissue Wikipedia link: Isotopes of potassium Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Forty, Isotopes, Potassium, Radioactivity
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