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None of the isotopes of xenon ordinarily found in nature is radioactive. Like all elements, xenon has synthetic radioactive isotopes.
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Is xenon radioactve?
Some isotopes of xenon do undergo radioactive decay to caesium.
Is xenon dangerous?
There are 40 unstable isotopes (an element contained in xenon) that undergo radioactive decay.
Is xenon rare radioactive or stable?
It is rare and stable.
What element is radioactive and synthetic plutonium xenon barium or cesium?
Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element; practically all plutonium is man made - in the nature plutonium is extremely rare.
What are more interesting facts about xenon?
Xenon was discovered in 1898 shortly after William Ramsay and Morris Travers discovered krypton and neon. Xenon is a trace element in the Earth's atmosphere. Xenon is found in atmosphere of planet Mars and Jupiter. Xenon can be forced into a solid metallic phase by extreme pressure, as much as several hundred kilobars. In its metallic state, xenon has a sky blue color. There are more than forty radioactive isotopes of xenon. Due to electrical excitement, xenon is used in high-powered lamps and flash lamps such as photography strobe lights. While inert and not readily reacting with other elements, xenon and oxygen compounds can be toxic and explosive.
Is xenon radioactve?
Some isotopes of xenon do undergo radioactive decay to caesium.
Is xenon dangerous?
There are 40 unstable isotopes (an element contained in xenon) that undergo radioactive decay.
Is xenon rare radioactive or stable?
It is rare and stable.
Can you get power from the radioactive element Xenon?
xenon is usually a waste product of nuclear reactors and although has power not that much
How is xenon both a noble gas and a radioactive element?
Nothing abnormal; radon is also a noble gas and radioactive.
What element is most like radon gas?
Xenon gas even though it is not radioactive.
Where did the element xenon come from?
It came mostly from nova and supernova explosions. It was also produced by red giants which had burned up their hydrogen and entered the asymptotic giant phase.Nova explosions also produced radioactive isotopes and xenon can be produced by radioactive decay of iodine, uranium and plutonium.
What element is radioactive and synthetic plutonium xenon barium or cesium?
Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element; practically all plutonium is man made - in the nature plutonium is extremely rare.
Can xenon cause cancer?
Xenon may cause lung cancer, according to some sources. However, the radioactive isotope Xe-133 is used in radiotherapy for cancer tumors. The element xenon is a non-metal that is a noble gas, and it has the atomic number of 54.
What is the origin of the element Xenon?
It came mostly from nova and supernova explosions. It was also produced by red giants which had burned up their hydrogen and entered the asymptotic giant phase. Nova explosions also produced radioactive isotopes of various other elements and xenon can be produced by radioactive decay of iodine, uranium and plutonium.
Can you break xenon?
It depends on what you mean by "break". Xenon is a monatomic gas so you aren't going to have any molecular bonds to break in the gas. Most Xenon is composed of stable isotopes so it doesn't much 'break" by radioactive decay. You could bombard it with nuclear particles and cause it to either absorb them and "break" by being transformed into a heavier element, or absorb to become radioactive and then "break" by decay, or fission to produce lighter elements (this is the most difficult since a lot of xenon isotopes are such good neutron absorbers)
What are the other names for noble gases?
helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe) and the radioactive radon (Rn)
