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cobalt-60

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
cobalt-60
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

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What does cobalt-60 mean?
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.

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