decay chain

Synonyms: radioactive chain, radioactive series
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01537
A series of @[email protected] in which each member transforms into the next through @[email protected] until a @[email protected] @[email protected] has been formed. Synonymous with radioactive chain and radioactive series.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. (Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 2518 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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