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What counts radioactive material?
We often use a Geiger counter to detect and count the decay of radioactive material.
What is it called when an unwanted material that contains radioactive atoms is present on another material?
Radioactive Contamination
What does the half life of a radioisotope correspond to?
The length of time required for half of a sample of radioactive material to decay
Will the radioactive property remain in an ionic compound when a metal element is highly radioactive combined with a non-metal element which is non-radioactive?
A radioactive material is radioactive. Period. The atoms of radioactive material have unstable nuclei. If you combine them with other material, the radioactive material will remain unaffected as regards its radioactivity. Recall that radioactivity is related to the instability of atomic nuclei, and the atomic structure of atomic nuclei are (in general) not involved in chemical bonding. Chemical bonding doesn't affect the stability of the nuclei of atoms. If they are unstable, they will remain so whether the atoms are alone or chemically combined with something else.
What is produced by splitting the atom of a radioactive material?
nuclear energy
Can radioactive be recycled?
Yes, there are a number of uses for radioactive material. It depends on the type of radioactive material.
How do you know if a meteor is radioactive?
If it isn't giving off a glow, it might not be radioactive. It will glow because most, not all, radioactive material always glows.
Why the radioactive material must be placed in a box of lead?
Radioactive materials emit dangerous radiation; most of this will be blocked by a box of lead.
What counts radioactive material?
We often use a Geiger counter to detect and count the decay of radioactive material.
Was uranium ever used in smoke detectors?
no. The most commonly used radioactive material is Americium
What is the name for the emission of rays and particles by a radioactive material?
The name for the emissions of rays and particles by a radioactive material are called radioactive decay. There are many different types of radioactive decay that emit different rays and particles.
If radium and chlorine combine to form radium chloride what is true about the compound?
As radium is radioactive, radium chloride would also be radioactive. Any compounds make with any radioactive material are radioactive, and they cannot be "not" radioactive. Radioactive material doesn't really care if it is "alone" or in compound; it will be radioactive in any case.
What can be naturally radioactive?
The core of the earth is radioactive, as is the sun. Granites, which crystallize from mantle material are commonly slightly radioactive.
What is it called when an unwanted material that contains radioactive atoms is present on another material?
Radioactive Contamination
How old is a fossil that has a radioactive material with a half life of 200 years if there is 25 percent of the original radioactive material left?
400 yrs
Determine the amount of radioactive material in a package of radioactive materials you would look at the?
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What does the half life of a radioisotope correspond to?
The length of time required for half of a sample of radioactive material to decay
