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That depends on the specific radioisotope. For instance, uranium 238 emits an alpha particle during radioactive decay, reducing the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus by 2 each and producing thorium 234. On the other hand, carbon 14 emits a beta particle (an electron) during radioactive decay, decreasing the number of neutrons and increasing the number of protons by 1 each and producing nitrogen 14. There are quite a few other examples with different changes depending on the type of radioactive decay.
What else can I help you with?
What happens to the radioactive isotopes that are released in a nuclear reaction?
they decay over time
When radioactive isotopes break down into other elements the process is called?
radioactive decay
What is the source of heat in the Earth interior?
The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.
Are most isotopes stable?
No, most isotopes are not stable. Many isotopes are radioactive and decay over time, releasing radiation in the process. Only a few isotopes are stable and do not undergo radioactive decay.
What is necessary for you to be able to explain what happens during radioactive decay?
To fully explain radioactive decay you need quantum mechanics.
Do radioactive isotopes disintegrate easily?
There is a very wide range of half-life for different radioactive isotopes, ranging from the billions of years to very small fractions of a second. So some isotopes disintegrate immediately, and others last a very long time.
How is the radioactive decay of Krypton different from the radioactive decay of Americium?
The radioactive decay of americium 241 is by alpha disintegration; the disintegration of radioactive krypton isotopes is by beta particles emission.
What our daughter isotopes?
"Daughter isotopes" are called the decay products of an radioactive isotope.
Why does radon undergo radioactive decay?
No stable isotopes.
What do uranium isotopes decay into?
See the link below for radioactive decay chains.
What does darmstadtium make?
By radioactive decay of Ds other radioactive isotopes are appearing.
What is the change in isotopes over time due to the emission of radioactive particles is known as?
You think probable to radioactive decay.
