Term: growth curve
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02708

Definition:
Curve giving the activity of a radioactive nuclide as a function of time and showing the increase of the activity through the decay of the precursor or as a result of activation.

Related Terms:
1) activity (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00114).
2) radioactive nuclide (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05077).
3) decay (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04227).
4) precursor (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (<em>in radioanalytical chemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04805).
5) activation (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (<em>in radioanalytical chemistry</em>) (<em>in radiochemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00095).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2520 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

Citation: 'growth curve' 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.G02708

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