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They don't so much disappear as become converted to a different isotope - as they throw off particles. If you took the remaining material and added the mass of the particles released as radiation, you should still get the same mass as the original material before the radioactive decay.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoYes, it is true; by disintegration this isotope is transformed in another isotope.
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Which isotopes are most likely to decay?
Radoactive isotopes
Heat that drives mantle convection comes from?
The heat that drives mantle convection comes from the colling of Earth's interior and the decay of radioactive isotopes
When does an unstable isotope break down into a stable isotope?
The process is called decay, or sometimes nuclear decay. A link can be found below.
What our daughter isotopes?
"Daughter isotopes" are called the decay products of an radioactive isotope.
What element is formed when neptunium desintegrates?
Neptunium-237 decay to protactinium-233.Other isotopes of Np decay to other daughter isotopes.
When did roentgenium disapear?
All radio-actives isotopes disappear by radioactive decay.
What is the source of heat in the Earth's interior?
The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.
Which isotopes are most likely to decay?
Radoactive isotopes
What does ununhexium decay into?
The decay products of ununhexium (after alpha decay) are isotopes of ununquadium.
Heat that drives mantle convection comes from?
The heat that drives mantle convection comes from the colling of Earth's interior and the decay of radioactive isotopes
What is a Toxic metallic element decay product of uranium?
The end products of uranium isotopes decay chain are the isotopes of lead.
What are the products of bohrium?
The decay products of bohrium isotopes are dubnium isotopes.
When does an unstable isotope break down into a stable isotope?
The process is called decay, or sometimes nuclear decay. A link can be found below.
What our daughter isotopes?
"Daughter isotopes" are called the decay products of an radioactive isotope.
What element is formed when neptunium desintegrates?
Neptunium-237 decay to protactinium-233.Other isotopes of Np decay to other daughter isotopes.
What do uranium isotopes decay into?
See the link below for radioactive decay chains.
What is the decay process that polonium undergoes?
All isotopes of polonium can undergo alpha decay, a small number of isotopes can also undergo beta decay, K capture decay, or gamma decay.
