Artificially induced radioactive elements generally have
A)long half-lives.
B)short half-lives.
C)no half-lives.

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Artificially induced radioactive elements generally have short half-lives because they often involve the addition of one or more neutrons to an existing element, which leads to an unstable nucleus that undergoes beta decay to become more stable. The resulting nuclei often have relatively short half-lives before they decay into other elements.

Artificially Induced Radioactive Elements Generally Have