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It varies from one element to another. It is measured in terms of its half-life. A half-life is the length of time it takes for half the number of radioactive atoms of the element in a lump to decay.
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∙ 7y agoit is the speed with which a radioactive isotope is transformed in the daughter isotope.
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What made up all radioactive elements?
After disintegration all radioactive elements are transformed in other elements.
The rate at which radioactive isotopes emit energy called?
This the decay (disintegration) rate.
What is the rate of decay of a radioactive element is measured by?
By Becquerels, which is one disintegration per second, or by curies, which is 3.3x1010 disintegrations per second.
What can scientists learn from the rate at which radioactive elements decay?
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How do scienistuse the rate at which radioactive elements decay on rocks?
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What made up all radioactive elements?
After disintegration all radioactive elements are transformed in other elements.
The rate at which radioactive isotopes emit energy called?
This the decay (disintegration) rate.
What is it when naturally unstable elements realize particles?
This phenomenon is called radioactive disintegration.
Are some elements radioactive?
Radioactivity refers to the emission of ionizing particles which results from the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei. Some examples of radioactive elements are uranium and plutonium.
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 is the rate of decay of a radioactive element is measured by?
By Becquerels, which is one disintegration per second, or by curies, which is 3.3x1010 disintegrations per second.
Is conversion by radioactive decay a chemical reaction?
No. It is a nuclear reaction - radioactive disintegration.
What can scientists learn from the rate at which radioactive elements decay?
fossils
What Nobel Prize did Ernest Rutherford receive?
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1908 was awarded to Ernest Rutherford "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances".
How do scienistuse the rate at which radioactive elements decay on rocks?
give a irect answer ^
Which phrase describes one characteristic of radioactive elements?
decay at a constant rate
Is the atom that remains after disintegration radioactive?
When the uranium atoms fission, the result is a number of different atoms of other elements are formed, these are called the fission products. Some are highly radioactive which means they then decay into other elements, some of which are long lived. The result is that when the fuel is eventually removed from the reactor and stored, it contains various radioactive elements, which is why it is dangerous and has to be stored away from any human contact.
