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What is the time needed for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down to form daughter isotopes called?
halflife
How do scientists use the halflife of radioactive isotopes to date rocks and fossils?
The basic idea is to compare the abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope within a material to the abundance of its decay products; it is known how fast the radioactive isotope decays.
What is a radioisotope in chem?
Radioactive isotopes.
When an isotope is it is called radioactive?
Some isotopes are radioactive, some are not.
What is an unstable isotope?
Unstable isotopes are radioactive isotopes, can disintegrate and emit radiations.
What is the non radioactive isotope of promethium?
All the isotopes of promethium are radioactive.
What our daughter isotopes?
"Daughter isotopes" are called the decay products of an radioactive isotope.
Is any isotope of lead is radioactive?
many. one example is lead-214 with a halflife of 26.8 minutes.
Can the half life of a radioactive isotope decrease as the isotope decays?
No, the half-life of a radioactive isotope is a constant property of that particular isotope and does not change as it decays. The half-life is defined as the time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay. Once set, the half-life remains constant regardless of how many atoms have decayed.
How do an isotopes and a radioactive isotopes ifferent?
Simply by being radioactive or not. An isotope is an atomic variant of the same element, and has the same chemical characteristics, but is not necessarily radioactive.
At what point do isotopes stop decaying?
Isotopes do not stop decaying. The process of radioactive decay continues until the isotope reaches a stable state, which could be a different isotope or a non-radioactive element. The rate of decay can vary depending on the specific isotope.
What isotope uranium is radioactive?
Yes.......most likely. I can't think of anything to do with Uranium, that isn't radioactive! -------- Uranium natural isotopes are not so radioactive compared with other isotopes; but all the isotopes of uranium are radioactive.
