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How many decay events can an atom undergo while remaining the same element?
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What is the process by which an element slowly decays over time?
It is through radioactive decay that a quantity of an unstable element will decay over time. A material that is unstable will undergo this process, and the sample is said to be radioactive.
When an isotope is blank it does not undergo radioactive decay?
when an isotope is it does not undergo radioactive decay
What must occur before a radioactive atoms ceases to undergo further radioactive decay?
A stable, nonradioactive atom must be formed.
What type of decay does fermium undergo?
The most common is alpha decay.
Are all elements periodically change to become new element s?
No. Only radioactive elements, which undergo radioactive decay can change to different elements.
What is the lightest element that can undergo radioactive decay and what type of decay occurs in that element?
The lightest "element" that can undergo radioactive decay is the isotope hydrogen-3, which undergoes beta decay. The lightest element with no radioactively stable isotopes is technetium, and its isotopes have different modes of decay.
Is xenon dangerous?
There are 40 unstable isotopes (an element contained in xenon) that undergo radioactive decay.
What is the process by which an element slowly decays over time?
It is through radioactive decay that a quantity of an unstable element will decay over time. A material that is unstable will undergo this process, and the sample is said to be radioactive.
When an isotope is blank it does not undergo radioactive decay?
when an isotope is it does not undergo radioactive decay
What must occur before a radioactive atoms ceases to undergo further radioactive decay?
A stable, nonradioactive atom must be formed.
Does francium decompose?
Because it is an element francium cannot decompose. However, it does undergo nuclear decay, which is chemical terms, is different from decomposition.
What type of decay does fermium undergo?
The most common is alpha decay.
What is it called when atoms are unstable and undergo a nuclear decay?
radioactive decay
Why is it that some isotopes of an element are able to exist indefinitely?
Some isotypes are more stable than others. Decay occurs because of instability in isotopes, so stable isotopes do not undergo radioactive decay.
Does the element aluminum undergo radioactive decay?
All elements have some isotopes that undergo radioactive decay, the question is how fast.Aluminum comes in three major isotopes, each with their own half-life:Al-26: 730000 years - 0% in natural aluminumAl-27: Stable - 100% in natural aluminumAl-28: 2.3 minutes - 0% in natural aluminumSo as natural aluminum is 100% Al-27 it does not undergo radioactive decay
Thorium-234 atomic number 90 the number of neutrons 144 undergo beta decay what is the resulting element?
234Th---- beta minus------234Pa
Are all elements periodically change to become new element s?
No. Only radioactive elements, which undergo radioactive decay can change to different elements.
