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Radioactive isotopes are used in medicine (treatment or diagnostic), as tracers in hydrogeology, physiology, sources of energy, standards for radiation, sterilization, radioactive dating, etc.

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What are isotopes considered radioactive?

Not all isotopes are radioactive; the radioactive isotopes are unstable and emit radiations.


How are radioactive isotopes different from isotopes?

Both isotopes and radioactive isotopes are pretty much the same but radioactive isotopes are better because it can be used to make medicine.


Does radioactive isotopes have a stable nuclei?

Radioactive isotopes are not stable.


Does sodium contain radioactive isotopes?

Sodium has no radioactive isotopes.


Does plutonium have isotopes that are all radioactive?

All the uranium isotopes are radioactive.


What happens to all radioactive isotopes?

All radioactive isotopes will disintegrate.


Are all isotopes of francium radioactive?

All isotopes of francium are radioactive.


Isotopes which have unstable nucleus and break down at a constant rate over time?

radioactive isotopes! :)


What are Radioactive isotopes used for?

Some examples are deuterium and tritium which are radioactive isotopes of hydrogen.


Does Barium have isotopes that are all radioactive?

No, Barium has both stable and radioactive isotopes. Out of its 25 known isotopes, only 6 of them are considered radioactive. The most stable isotope of Barium is Barium-138, which is not radioactive.


Are all transition elements are radioactive?

Not all of the transition elements are radioactive. Many of them are, and some of them have common radioactive isotopes, but some of them have no naturally occurring radioactive isotopes. Please note that all elements have synthetic radioactive isotopes, at least.


Why is silver radioactive?

Silver itself is not radioactive. However, certain isotopes of silver can be radioactive. For example, silver-108 and silver-110 are radioactive isotopes with long half-lives that can undergo radioactive decay. These isotopes are not commonly found in nature.