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No, the fusion process is the opposite of the radioactive decay process.
Fusion is the merging together of nuclei to form a heavier nucleus whereas fission or radioactive decay is the splitting apart of a heavy nucleus into lighter daughter nuclei.
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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.
Which process is not a common form of natural radioactive decay?
Nuclear fission
What must occur before a radioactive atoms ceases to undergo further radioactive decay?
A stable, nonradioactive atom must be formed.
What are the elements of radioactivity?
Some of the elements on the Periodic Table are Radioactive. This means that their nuclei decay to form other elements in a decay chain. There are currently 33 known radioactive elements of which 20 are currently produced synthetically.
What does being radioactive mean?
Exhibiting or caused by radioactivity.Radioactivity: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay.Examples are radioactive isotopes [an unstable nucleus that undergoes radioactive decay], radioactive dating [the process by which the approximate age of an object is determined based on the amount of certain radioactive nuclides present], and radioactive decay [the spontaneous disintegration of a nucleus into a slightly lighter and more stable nucleus, accompanied by emission of particles, electromagnetic radiation, or both.]
How is it possible for an element to decay forward in the periodic table that is to decay to an element of higher atomic number?
When elements form other elements of a higher atomic number, the process by which that happens is called nuclear fusion, not radioactive decay, and it normally happens only inside stars.
How does argon form?
The commonest form is formed by the radioactive decay of potassium-40.
Which form of radioactive decay emits only energy?
Gamma
Which form of radioactive decay consists of photons?
Gamma rays.
What does a radioactive element decay to form?
It turns into another element.
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.
Which process is not a common form of natural radioactive decay?
Nuclear fission
Definition for Radioactive decay?
Radioactive decay is the characteristics of radioactive substances that all radioactive atoms do not disintegrate at once but do so gradually .It is spontaneous and it is not influenced by external conditions such as temperature, pressure , etc.. In any radioactive decay , either an alpha particle or beta particle is emitted by atom .Both the particles are not emitted simultaneously .Moreover , the atom does not emit more than one alpha particle or more than one beta particle at a time
Does promethium form when neptunium disintegrates?
Promethium is not in the neptunium series of radioactive decay.
What must occur before a radioactive atoms ceases to undergo further radioactive decay?
A stable, nonradioactive atom must be formed.
When do the atoms of one element break down to form atoms of another element?
changing elements involves changing the number of protons, so you'll be doing some kind of radioactive decay or nuclear fusion/fission; not any ordinary chemical reaction
The time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down by radioactive decay to form a daughter isotope.?
its called Half-Time...
