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But because it is unknown does not mean that it is random in the sense used in physics.
Comment by diogenesthehopeful at 30/08/2024 at 04:15 UTC
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In physics, timing and placement are crucial so if we don't known when an atom will decay, then the decay is a probabilistic event. Probable is merely possible or chance with some sort of factor in terms of the odds of the chance event happening. We can put a half life on any relatively unstable atom to get the average time it will take an atom to decay. There is no known half life for a proton but the neutron is so unstable that in isolation its half life is around 15 minutes.