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Q: The nuclide Sn is unstable what decay types would Sn be expected to undergo?
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What is it called when atoms are unstable and undergo a nuclear decay?

radioactive decay


The time required for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive nuclide to undergo decay?

The half-life.


Will unstable nuclei all undergo radioactive decay in order to gain stability?

Yes


What term indicates the process in which unstable nuclide release radiation?

If it is related to Nuclear studies, then the answer would be fusion.


Is xenon dangerous?

There are 40 unstable isotopes (an element contained in xenon) that undergo radioactive decay.


How would you write a nuclear equation for the most likely mode of decay for the unstable nuclide Kr-74?

Krypton-74 will most likely undergo beta decay, and the type of beta decay an observer will encounter will be beta plus decay. A proton in the nucleus will undergo a change and become a neutron, and a positron (e+) and an antineutrino (ve) will emerge from the reaction. The krypton-74 atom will transmute into a bromine-74 atom. The equation will look something like this: 3674Kr => 3574Br + e+ + ve


When thorium decays by producing an alpha praticle the product nuclide is?

The decay of thorium by alpha decay the resultant nuclide is the element radium. The specific nuclide of radium cannot be determined unless we know which specific nuclide of thorium underwent alpha decay.


What is the process by which an element slowly decays over time?

It is through radioactive decay that a quantity of an unstable element will decay over time. A material that is unstable will undergo this process, and the sample is said to be radioactive.


Why is decay necessary?

Those elements undergo the 'decay' process which have unstable nuclei so decay is necessary to gain the stability. such elements form the smaller stable nuclei as Lead nucleus.


What radioactive decay processes do not reduce the atomic number of a nuclide?

Beta Decay.


What must occur before a radioactive atoms ceases to undergo further radioactive decay?

A stable, nonradioactive atom must be formed.


What is stable and unstable isotopes?

Some isotopes are stable, others are unstable.