answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What are elements with no stable isotopes called?

Elements with no stable isotopes are called radioactive elements. These elements spontaneously undergo radioactive decay, which leads to the formation of stable isotopes over time.


Why dont radioactive elements have a stable nucleus?

By definition. If it were stable, then it would not be radioactive.


What is the difference between a non-radioactive substance and a radioactive substance?

Radioactive substances are unstable as a result of the extra neutrons present in the nuclei of the substance. Non-radioactive substances are stable.


What is the stable isotope that is formed by the breakdown of a radioactive isotope?

The stable isotope formed by the breakdown of a radioactive isotope is called a daughter isotope. This process is known as radioactive decay, where a radioactive isotope transforms into a stable daughter isotope through the emission of particles or energy.


All substances that naturally undergo radioactive decay do so until they finally become a stable isotope of one particular element what is the element?

The decay of radioactive substances follows a decay chain that will sooner or later result in the appearance of a stable isotope of lead. There is an exception for the atoms of a few substances that have undergone decay by spontaneous fission.


What is the breakdown of a radioactive isotope into a stable isotope?

it must eject the extra nucleons and should be conveted into a stable isotope.


Radioactive elements comprise a majority?

Radioactive elements make up a small fraction of all naturally occurring elements in Earth's crust. Most elements are stable and non-radioactive. However, even though they are a minority, radioactive elements play important roles in various scientific, medical, and industrial applications.


What is stable elements?

Unstable elements are radioactive elements that spontaneously decay into other elements. Some are: Radon Uranium Plutonium See the related link for an article giving greater detail on isotope stability.


What element continue to decay until they finally become stable?

All elements above the atomic number of 83 are radioactive, but two elements that are under it are also radioactive. They are technetium (atomic number 43) and promethium (atomic number 61). Radioactive elements are elements that decay until stable. =)


All isotopes of this element are radioactive?

Radioactive Elements (38) These elements are radioactive. They either have no stable naturally occurring isotope, or else are entirely artificial (all artificial elements have no stable isotopes). by Andrew Moore


What is non-radioactive?

Every stable isotope is non radioactive. That is the definition of "stable." It is possible protons have a half life, but if so it exceeds 6.6 decillion years. Hydrogen and deuterium are stable. Tritium (H3) has a half life of about 12 years.


Definition of elements that are stable?

This is an element (more exactly an isotope) which is not radioactive.