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Radio active parent elements decay to stable daughter elements
i.e. the radio active parent Potassium 40 decays to Argon 40
Each radioactive isotope has it's own half life
A half life is the time it takes for the parent radioactive element to decay to a daughter product,
Potassium 40 decays to Argon 40 with a half life of 1 1/4 billion years.
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Is the parent isotope always radioactive In a nuclear equation?
No, the parent in the nuclear equation is not always radioactive. For example, the following reaction shows a neutron capture by 23Na, which is not radioactive. 1123Na + 01n --> 1124Na where 01n is a neutron.
Is it true that a stable radioactive isotope called the parent will decay and form daughter products?
1. All the radioactive isotopes are unstable ! 2. Yes, it is true, the parent isotope (radioactive and unstable) decay and form daughter products.
What is the processes where an unstable parent isotope becomes a stable daughter isotope called?
Succesive radioactive disintegrations in a radioactive series.
What is the stable produced by the radioactive decay of a parent isotope?
daughter isotope
Is a parent isotope more radioactive then a daughter isotope?
The daughter isotope is the result of the radioactive disintegration of the parent isotope. For example radium is a product of the uranium disintegration.The two isotopes have different chemical (different atomic numbers, etc.), physical and nuclear properties.
Is the parent isotope always radioactive In a nuclear equation?
No, the parent in the nuclear equation is not always radioactive. For example, the following reaction shows a neutron capture by 23Na, which is not radioactive. 1123Na + 01n --> 1124Na where 01n is a neutron.
Is it true that a stable radioactive isotope called the parent will decay and form daughter products?
1. All the radioactive isotopes are unstable ! 2. Yes, it is true, the parent isotope (radioactive and unstable) decay and form daughter products.
What is the processes where an unstable parent isotope becomes a stable daughter isotope called?
Succesive radioactive disintegrations in a radioactive series.
What is the stable produced by the radioactive decay of a parent isotope?
daughter isotope
Is a parent isotope more radioactive then a daughter isotope?
The daughter isotope is the result of the radioactive disintegration of the parent isotope. For example radium is a product of the uranium disintegration.The two isotopes have different chemical (different atomic numbers, etc.), physical and nuclear properties.
What is the similarity of radioactive isotope and radioactive dating?
Radioactive isotopes are used for radioactive dating. For example, you would use radioactive isotope Carbon-14 to date anything under 70,000 years that was once living. Radioactive isotopes decay from their parent isotope to daughter isotope at a constant rate (under any circumstances). The rate at which a parent isotope decays to its daughter isotope is considered one half life. Carbon-14 has a half life of 5730 years and its daughter isotope is Nitrogen-14. In order to determine how old something is you have to find out how much of the parent isotope is present in relation to the daughter.
What is the stable isotope that is formed by the breakdown of a radioactive isotope?
That's called a daughter isotope, or a daughter product. (The original isotope that decayed is the parent isotope.)
Describe the concept of using radioactive elements to establish an age for a fossil Be sure to include how the parent and daughter elements are used in the determination of age?
A daughter product is either a different element altogether, or is a different nuclide of the same parent element. A daughter product may or may not be radioactive. radioactive decay is a nucleus consists of a bunch of protons and neutrons known as nucleons.
What is the definition of a parent isotope?
according to google XD, this is the radioactive atom that decays to product a daughter isotope
What is the time it takes for the amount of a radioactive parent material to decrease by one-half called?
half-life people
. If the half-life of an unstable isotope is 10000 years and only 18 of the radioactive parent remains in a sample how old is the sample?
30,000
When does Parent and daughter isotopes occur?
The daughter isotope is the result of the radioactive disintegration of the parent isotope. For example radium is a product of the uranium disintegration.The two isotopes have different chemical (different atomic numbers, etc.), physical and nuclear properties.
