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How old is a sample of granite that contains 8 grams of radioactive potassium-40 and 56 grams of its nonradioactive decay products?
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3.9 x 10^9
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Why does nuclear energy have radioactive stuff in it?
It is simply a fact that nuclear fission produces radioactive fission products
Why is nuclear energy bad for the world?
Nuclear energy produces long-lived radioactive waste. There is also a possibility of accidents that would release radioactive material into the environment. However, there is little to no greenhouse gas or smog produced by a fission plant, so (like everything else) it's a trade-off. Nuclear plants also release far less radiation when operating properly than a coal power plant does. This is because coal contains radioactive uranium and its various products xx
What are the waste products of nuclear power?
It creates nuclear waste that can stay radioactive for thousands of years. The result is that it has to be buried in a hole at least 1 mile deep. The fission process yields neutrons, gamma rays, and radioactive elements which can also emit neutrons, alpha particles, beta rays, gamma rays, x-rays, and positrons.
As radioactive uranium decay it turns into what stable element?
Heavy radioactive elements (parent nuclei) decay to form daughter products that are as varied in number as the parents. Each heavy element has its own daughter.To find the decay mode and end products of the radioactive decay for a given isotope, use a Table of Nuclides. A link is provided to the interactive chart posted by the National Nuclear Data Center at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.The final stable element formed by all radioactive decay is lead (element number 82).
How little plutonium can kill you?
It takes very little plutonium to kill you if you breathe it in. Microgram amounts can cause cancer when airborne plutonium is inspired. Some will stay inside the lungs and irradiate the individual over time. Death is not immediate, but is certain. And it usually isn't a very "clean" passing - if that can be said of any form of death. As plutonium isn't metabolized well, little of it would be absorbed if it was eaten, but airborne materials are a primary hazard at manufacturing facilities where this stuff is worked.Plutonium is unstable and is radioactive. It's daughter products, those elements that result from its radioactive decay, are radioactive, too. A little bit of this super-toxic stuff in an individual's lungs will emit radiation, and will continue to do so as the daughter products decay. There are few words to describe how really nasty this stuff is.A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on plutonium.
Why can radioactive isotopes be followed through a chemical reaction?
They emit radiation that can be detected with various radiation measurement tools. Usually the isotopes will be in only one of the products of the chemical reaction, making it radioactive and the others nonradioactive.
Are the products of nuclear fussion radioactive?
no, but the products of fission are radioactive
None of the products of nuclear fission of uranium are radioactive?
The answer is FALSE. Products of Nuclear fission of Uranium are highly radioactive.
Does fusion produce radioactive waste?
No. The products of nuclear fusion are not radioactive.
Can chlorine get rid of radioactive substances?
yes it can because chlorine is opposite of radioactive products
What are unwanted radioactive products formed during nuclear reactions called?
Radioactive waste.
How do the waste products of a fusion reaction differ from the products of a ο¬ssion reaction?
Most (but not all) fusion products are non-radioactive. Virtually all fission products are strongly radioactive beta or gamma emitters.
Are products made in occupied japan radioactive?
No.
How radioactive waste are related to chemistry?
Radioactive wastes are chemical products studied also by chemists.
Why does nuclear energy have radioactive stuff in it?
It is simply a fact that nuclear fission produces radioactive fission products
What is the word for unwanted radioactive products formed during nuclear reactions?
Fission products
Is it true that a stable radioactive isotope called the parent will decay and form daughter products?
1. All the radioactive isotopes are unstable ! 2. Yes, it is true, the parent isotope (radioactive and unstable) decay and form daughter products.
