The knowledge of half-life can be used to

A.

Create an element

B.

Detect an element

C.

To combine elements

D.

Irradiate an element

Correct answer is B

Half-life, in radioactivity, the interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a radioactive sample to decay (change spontaneously into other nuclear species by emitting particles and energy), or, equivalently, the time interval required for the number of disintegrations per second of a radioactive material to decrease by one-half