cobalt-60
English
Noun
cobalt
-60
(
uncountable
)
(
physics
)
An
isotope
of cobalt,
60
27
Co
, with a
half-life
of 5.2 years; it beta-decays into
nickel
-60 (
60
Ni) and is a potent source of
gamma rays
.
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