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When does an unstable isotope break down into a stable isotope?
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The process is called decay, or sometimes nuclear decay. A link can be found below.
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Why CFC break down chlorine atom?
CFC's are unstable. they break down to deplete ozone.
What is a nonradioactive material?
A non-radioactive element is an element that has at least 1 isotope that is not radioactive. The means that at least one isotope has a stable nucleus that does not break down by shooting off high-energy particles.
Which are unstable elements that decay or break down into different elements?
Radioactive
When an unstable isotope breaks down but doesn't change to another element the atomic number always?
The atomic number is unchanged.
What is the time needed for half of a radioactive isotope to break down to form daughter isotope?
It's called "half life".
As radioactive uranium decay it turns into what stable element?
Heavy radioactive elements (parent nuclei) decay to form daughter products that are as varied in number as the parents. Each heavy element has its own daughter.To find the decay mode and end products of the radioactive decay for a given isotope, use a Table of Nuclides. A link is provided to the interactive chart posted by the National Nuclear Data Center at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.The final stable element formed by all radioactive decay is lead (element number 82).
What is the slow breakdown of radioactive substances into more stable elements?
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.
Why CFC break down chlorine atom?
CFC's are unstable. they break down to deplete ozone.
What is a nonradioactive material?
A non-radioactive element is an element that has at least 1 isotope that is not radioactive. The means that at least one isotope has a stable nucleus that does not break down by shooting off high-energy particles.
What is the destiny of neptunium?
Being radioactive neptunium is decayed down to a stable isotope.
What is the difference between unstable and stable air?
. Unstable air, if lifted, will rise by itself without any forcing. Stable air, if lifted, will tend to sink back down.,
Is it possible the daughter element is parent to other elements and further decay in daughter elements is possible why?
An unstable element may break down into one or more unstable elements, so they can in turn decay. It's possible because there is no reason why it wouldn't be possible, no reason to assume that when something unstable breaks down, all pieces are stable.
Isotopes with unstable nuclei are?
Unstable Isotopes will degrade through radioactive decay into other types of atoms. To break it down Unstable isotopes are those whose moleules break down to form new atoms and ions.
Which are unstable elements that decay or break down into different elements?
Radioactive
When an unstable isotope breaks down but doesn't change to another element the atomic number always?
The atomic number is unchanged.
What is the time needed for half of a radioactive isotope to break down to form daughter isotope?
It's called "half life".
What is the chain of neptunium breaking down?
The neptunium decay series is finished with the stable isotope thallium-205.
