cobalt-60

noun

Definitions

  1. An isotope of cobalt, 6027Co, with a half-life of 5.2 years

    An isotope of cobalt, 6027Co, with a half-life of 5.2 years; it beta-decays into nickel-60 (⁶⁰Ni) and is a potent source of gamma rays.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cobalt-60. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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