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A radioactive metal used in medicine is radium. Others include magnesium, iron, cobalt 60, and several other element that are used.

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What is the breakdown of a radioactive isotope of the same element or of another element?

radioactive decay


Is pottasium a magnetic element?

Potassium is not a magnetic chemical element.


Radioactive element beginning with R?

Radon and radium are radioactive.


Is the element aluminum radioactive?

no because if it was we wouldn't use it if it was radioactive


Is nobelium radioactive?

Nobelium is not found in nature. It is a synthetic radioactive element.

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Which radioactive element used in AIDS treatment?

Radioactive elements are not used in the treatment of AIDS.


What radioactive element is used in the treatment of goiter?

iodine


Radioactive form of this element is used in cancer treatment?

cobalt


What characterizes a radioactive element?

As radioactive element is an element that is on the Priodic Table of Elements. A Radioactive Element is usually radioactive.


Is the element sodium radioactive or non-radioactive?

non radioactive element


How do you use radioactive element in a sentence?

A radioactive element is one that discharges radiation. Uranium is a radioactive element. A radioactive element is very dangerous if you don't have protective clothing. You should never go near a radioactive element.


Is the element silver radioactive?

No, it is not radioactive.


What is the breakdown of a radioactive isotope of the same element or of another element?

radioactive decay


What element is a radioactive element?

The radioactive element is composed of unstable nuclei that try to reach stability through emitting nuclear radiations as alpha, beta, and gamma nuclear radiations.


Why only radioactive element give out radiation?

It's a semantic thing - by definition, if something gives out radiation, then it is radioactive. If an element gives off radiation, then it is a 'radioactive' element. If it does not give out radiation, then it is not 'radioactive'.


What is the best known radioactive element?

Probably uranium is the best known radioactive element.


Is francium a radioactive element?

Francium (Fr) is a natural radioactive element, extremely rare.