Term: daughter product
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01525

Definition:
Any nuclide which follows a specified radionuclide in a decay chain.

Related Terms:
1) nuclide (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04257).
2) radionuclide (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05116).
3) decay chain (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01537).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2517 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

Citation: 'daughter product' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01525

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