berkelium
Berkelium
The answer is Berkelium.
The radioactive element was observed by many scientists around the world.
You can use relative dating which is looking at the rocks around it, or you can use radiometric dating, which compares the amount of radioactive element with the amount of nonradioactive element in the rock.
Mercury is a stable element, meaning it does not naturally undergo radioactive decay. However, certain isotopes of mercury can be radioactive if they are artificially produced in a lab. Overall, mercury is known for its liquid form at room temperature, high toxicity, and ability to form amalgams with other metals.
Radioactive Decay occurs naturally all around us. If you test for radiation with a Geiger Counter, you will find that it picks up radiation in the air around you. Mostly, however, radioactive decay occurs in the earth's crust. I cannot name a specific element, as there are many that decay.
the bottom line is that when smoke gets into the detector, it's electrical current is interrupted, causing the alarm to sound (which im guessing you already knew) I'm not totally sure why the radioactive element (americium-241) has to be in there, but what I DO know (contrary to what the previous poster put) is that the alpha rays produced by the radioactive element are NOT strong enough to escape, and therfore pose NO harm whatsoever to people around it.
the bottom line is that when smoke gets into the detector, it's electrical current is interrupted, causing the alarm to sound (which im guessing you already knew) I'm not totally sure why the radioactive element (americium-241) has to be in there, but what I DO know (contrary to what the previous poster put) is that the alpha rays produced by the radioactive element are NOT strong enough to escape, and therfore pose NO harm whatsoever to people around it.
It would be quite difficult to list all radioactive elements and their half lives in this area. Lithium 5 has a half life of about a trillionth of a second. Uranium 238 has a half life of about 4.7 billion years. Since the world is about 4.2 billion years, over half the Uranium 238 is still around. The first element in the Periodic Table, Hydrogen, has a radioactive form, Hydrogen 3. It has a half life of about Twelve and a half years. Helium has a radioactive form, Helium 5. It's half life is a trillionth of a second. Then you get to elements with different radioactive isotopes. You will need to look them up in a handbook. Tin is the element with the most isotopes.
Californium is a radioactive element with a half-life of around 2.6 years, and it decays through spontaneous fission. At room temperature, it would emit alpha particles and gamma rays as it undergoes radioactive decay. Due to its radioactivity, Californium is not stable and can be harmful to living organisms if mishandled.
Lithium does not have the lowest electronegativity. It has an electronegativity of around 1.0 on the Pauling scale. Francium is typically considered to have the lowest electronegativity among the elements.
Ununquadium is a radioactive, lab-produced element and has not yet been confirmed. It has such a short half-life that it wouldn't be around long enough for it to be much use. It has no use except for experimentation.