No. It is a nuclear change, as the identity of the element changes.
Foods degradation is a chemical process.
The nuclear reaction is: 23892U + n-------23992U-------23993Np + e--------23994Pu + e
It is a nuclear change because there is a change in the nuclear structure of Uranium.
Decaying of wood is a chemical change since it leads to the formation of a different substance. The process is irreversible.
During radioactive decays heat is released.
This is the isotope of uranium - U-238.
The first radioactive element formed when uranium-238 decays is thorium-234. Uranium-238 undergoes alpha decay to form thorium-234.
It's a chemical change. A chemical change is any change that causes a substance to change into another substance. A sign to know whether it's a chemical change or not, are the changes in odor. When something decays the change in smell is very powerful. Therefore, it is a chemical change.
12.5 %
Less and less as the Uranium decays into lead and other elements.... More and more as super-novae explode and fuse elements into Uranium...
The chemical symbol for Uranium is the letter "U".
When an element "decays", it forms a different element. This is the definition of "decay" when referring to radioactive elements.