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if an isotope broke down the electrical energy would become balanced as the outer electron/s would be taken from the atom and the isotope would become like a noble gas. isotopes can be used for radiation aswell!
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How do radioactive isotopes add to earths heat?
Radioactive isotopes release energy in the form of heat as they break down. Heat itself increases the rate of this break down.
What is the time needed for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down to form daughter isotopes called?
halflife
When does an unstable isotope break down into a stable isotope?
The process is called decay, or sometimes nuclear decay. A link can be found below.
What happens to all radioactive isotopes?
All radioactive isotopes will disintegrate.
What are Radioactive isotopes used for?
Some examples are deuterium and tritium which are radioactive isotopes of hydrogen.
Isotopes which have unstable nucleus and break down at a constant rate over time?
radioactive isotopes! :)
Which isotopes break down and give off radiation?
These are the radioactive unstable isotopes.
How do radioactive isotopes add to earths heat?
Radioactive isotopes release energy in the form of heat as they break down. Heat itself increases the rate of this break down.
When radioactive isotopes break down into other elements the process is called?
radioactive decay
Isotopes with unstable nuclei are?
Unstable Isotopes will degrade through radioactive decay into other types of atoms. To break it down Unstable isotopes are those whose moleules break down to form new atoms and ions.
What is the time needed for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down to form daughter isotopes called?
halflife
What is the slow breakdown of radioactive substances into more stable elements?
Radioactive elements break down in to stable isotopes through nuclear decay. The list of isotopes from a nuclear isotope to a stable isotope is called its decay chain.
When does an unstable isotope break down into a stable isotope?
The process is called decay, or sometimes nuclear decay. A link can be found below.
What are isotopes considered radioactive?
Not all isotopes are radioactive; the radioactive isotopes are unstable and emit radiations.
How are radioactive isotopes different from isotopes?
Both isotopes and radioactive isotopes are pretty much the same but radioactive isotopes are better because it can be used to make medicine.
Does sodium contain radioactive isotopes?
Sodium has no radioactive isotopes.
Does radioactive isotopes have a stable nuclei?
Radioactive isotopes are not stable.
