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Any substance which is emitting ionizing particles is radioactive. An example is the metal called Plutonium.
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What is the meaning of radioactive as a safety symbol?
The "radioactive" safety symbol warns you that radioactive material or a radiation producing machine is near the symbol and you should take precautions to ensure that you are not unnecessarily exposed to ionizing radiation.
When radioactive isotopes break down into other elements the process is called?
radioactive decay
Is argon radioactive?
Over 99.999% of argon is not radioactive. A trace of radioactive argon-39 can be found in nature, but it is not significant. Synthetic radioactive isotopes of argon exist, as they do for all elements.
Is Rn radioactive nonmetals?
Yes, Rn is radon a radioactive nonmetal. But the symbol Rn does not stand for "radioactive nonmetal." Rn Radon has no stable isotopes, so yes it is always a radioactive nonmetal.
What happens to atoms that are radioactive?
Its nucleus emits radioactive particles continuously.
What is the meaning of radioactive zone parts of the sun?
Your question is unintelligible. There is no "radioactive zone" defined as part of the Sun.
What does technetium and promethium are radioactive mean?
The meaning of radioactive is: an unstable element which emit radiations as alpha, beta, gamma etc.
What is the meaning of actinium?
Actinium is a radioactive element with symbol Ac.
What is a stable isotope?
Stable isotopes are chemical isotopes that are not radioactive, meaning that they do not spontaneously undergo radioactive decay.
Is Radon a radioactive substance?
Radon is a very radioactive and dangerous gas.
What is the medical term meaning injection with radioactive isotopes?
brain scan
Why radioactive has prefix radio?
The term radioactive comes from Madame and Pierre Curie, who combined the Latin term radius, meaning beam of light, and actif, meaning, active.Its not a prefix, its simply part of the word.
What is the meaning of radioactive as a safety symbol?
The "radioactive" safety symbol warns you that radioactive material or a radiation producing machine is near the symbol and you should take precautions to ensure that you are not unnecessarily exposed to ionizing radiation.
What is the medical term meaning study of uses of radioactive substances in the diagnosis of disease?
nuclear
What is the meaning of francium?
Fr is the symbol for the radioactive element francium.
What is the meaning of uranium?
Uranium is a natural chemical element, metal, solid, radioactive, with the symbol U. The name is derived from the planet Uranus.
Protactinium is a radioactive element from where and by whom its name was selected?
The meaning of protactinium is before actinium. The name is from 1949, probably selected by IUPAC.
