Radioactive Isotope Explorer & Half-Life Calculator
Click any element in the periodic table or choose a category to view detailed decay data, including half-life, decay milestones, and common uses.
Light-element isotopes
Isotope | Half-life |
Carbon-14 (C-14) | 5730 years |
Tritium (H-3) | 12 years |
Biological tracers & medical isotopes
Isotope | Half-life |
Phosphorus-32 (P-32) | 14.3 days |
Sulfur-35 (S-35) | 87 days |
Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) | 6 hours |
Iodine-131 (I-131) | 8 days |
Environmental & geological isotopes
Isotope | Half-life |
Potassium-40 (K-40) | 1,250,000,000.0 years |
Uranium-238 (U-238) | 4,468,000,000.0 years |
Uranium-235 (U-235) | 704,000,000.0 years |
Thorium-232 (Th-232) | 14,050,000,000.0 years |
Industrial & power applications
Isotope | Half-life |
Cesium-137 (Cs-137) | 30 years |
Cobalt-60 (Co-60) | 5 years |
Plutonium-239 (Pu-239) | 24100 years |