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How much time is needed for radioisotope to decay into its stable daughter product?
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There is no one answer for an individual atom, but for a given radioisotope we usually quantify the rate of decay via the half-life, i.e. the average time it takes for half of the atoms of an isotope to decay. Realizing that some isotopes will decay to another radioisotope before eventually decaying to a stable product, this can get even more complicated. In mathematical terms the equation for concentration of the radioisotope approaches zero asymptotically. The math says that you will never get zero concentration - but of course atoms are discrete entities so that once the concentration predicted by the math drops below one atom, you have reached zero in the real world.
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What is the form of a element that is progressing toward a more stable state by emitting radiation is called?
radioisotope
Is iodine 131 a more stable radioisotope than barium 137?
No. Barium 137 is stable and is not a radioisotope.
Are daughter isotopes always stable?
No. Often a decay product is itself unstable and will decay into something else until a stable isotope is reached. This is called a decay chain. For example, Uranium-238 will decay 15 times through various isotopes until it becomes lead-206 which is stable
When three-quarters of a radioactive isotope has decayed to become the stable daughter product how many half lives have occured?
1/8 one over eight
Is a parent isotope more radioactive then a daughter isotope?
The daughter isotope is the result of the radioactive disintegration of the parent isotope. For example radium is a product of the uranium disintegration.The two isotopes have different chemical (different atomic numbers, etc.), physical and nuclear properties.
What is the form of a element that is progressing toward a more stable state by emitting radiation is called?
radioisotope
Is iodine 131 a more stable radioisotope than barium 137?
No. Barium 137 is stable and is not a radioisotope.
What is the stable isotope that is formed by the breakdown of a radioactive isotope?
That's called a daughter isotope, or a daughter product. (The original isotope that decayed is the parent isotope.)
What is the half life of the most stable radioisotope of silver?
The isomer Ag-108m has a half life of 418(21) years.
PGA is the first stable product of?
PGA is the first stable product of The Calvin Cycle of photosynthesis.
Why does decay chain for radioisotope U-238 eventually stop at lead?
The isotope of lead formed is stable. No other isotope in that decay chain is.
Are daughter isotopes stable?
No. Often a decay product is itself unstable and will decay into something else until a stable isotope is reached. This is called a decay chain. For example, Uranium-238 will decay 15 times through various isotopes until it becomes lead-206 which is stable
Are daughter isotopes always stable?
No. Often a decay product is itself unstable and will decay into something else until a stable isotope is reached. This is called a decay chain. For example, Uranium-238 will decay 15 times through various isotopes until it becomes lead-206 which is stable
When three-quarters of a radioactive isotope has decayed to become the stable daughter product how many half lives have occured?
1/8 one over eight
Thorium-232 undergoes a series kf radioactive decay bu emitting energy and small particles from the atomic nucleus Which could be the stable daughter product?
Lead-208, which is not radioactive
Is a parent isotope more radioactive then a daughter isotope?
The daughter isotope is the result of the radioactive disintegration of the parent isotope. For example radium is a product of the uranium disintegration.The two isotopes have different chemical (different atomic numbers, etc.), physical and nuclear properties.
How many electrons are needed in the outer energy level to make H stable?
Only 1 electron needed to make H stable.
