# Does every element have a half life?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-element-have-a-half-life/168686
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 14, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-element-have-a-half-life/168686 "2003-04-14T18:04:41Z")
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### Author: ![PATC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@PATC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PATC)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-element-have-a-half-life/168686/1 "2003-04-14T18:04:41Z")

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A little debate at work today. Does every element have a half life or only the radioactive ones? If they all do then why and if not then why?  
thanks,  
Pat