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Yes, but only for nuclides that decay by beta+ decay dependent on electron capture or internal conversion. This is because the strong electric field can change the ionization state of the nuclide, removing inner shell electrons or freeing up inner shell levels. Examples are beryllium-7 and rhenium-187; there are others.
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Is radioactive decay the same as organic decay?
No, radioactive decay is not the same as organic decay. The basic difference between radioactive decay and organic decay is that in organic decay, chemical compounds break down and the biochemical structure of the subject changes. This is a natural process that any biological structures will undergo, or it could be induced. In either case, it represents a chemical change. In radioactive decay, the actual atomic nuclei of atoms will break down in some way, depending on the substance being considered. It is the unstable atomic nucleus of given isotopes of elements that undergoes the change, and this is a nuclear or atomic change.
When radioactive isotopes break down into other elements the process is called?
radioactive decay
What is it when property describes the ability of a substance to change into different substances?
Radioactive decay.
What decays first duriing radioactive decay?
No, radioactive decay is not a chemical reaction. Radioactive decay is a type of change in the nucleus of an atom that results from instability in that nucleus. And that is a nuclear reaction rather than a chemical one.
Which type of radioactive decay has the largest and most damaging particles?
alpha decay.
Give one external condition that does not affect radioactive decay?
Just about NO environmental condition can change the rate of radioactive decay - except perhaps very extreme conditions, such as temperatures of millions of kelvin, or similarly extreme pressures (and it is debatable whether this is a different category).So, none of temperature, electric current, electric or magnetic fields, pressure, etc., will affect radioactive decay.
Can radioactive decay be kept constant by electric field?
Radioactive decay can't be controlled by an electric field - or by almost anything, for that matter.
What is the change in isotopes over time due to the emission of radioactive particles is known as?
You think probable to radioactive decay.
What is the change in the earths temperature?
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.
Can one element change into a different element?
Yes, but only if it is radioactive. Radioactive elements change into different elements through radioactive decay.
What is the source of heat in the Earth interior?
The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.
What kind of decay can change one element to another kind of element?
That would be radioactive decay.
Which type of radioactive decay does not change the neutron-to-proton ratio for a nucleus?
only the gamma decay.
How does temperature change from the crust of earth to the core?
Radioactive decay!
How does the temperature change from the crust to earth's core?
Radioactive decay!
How does the temperature change from the crust to earth to the core?
Radioactive decay!
