Radioactive decay happens in an unstable isotope of a given element, as the isotope decays radiation is given off. As for when exactly, the decay of a nucleus is spontaneous and random so averages are used, these averages are different for different isotopes, but are measured as the "half life" (the time it takes for half the nucleus to decay).
Any gas helps decay to occur.
There are several types of decay that can occur in materials, including physical decay (such as wear and tear), chemical decay (such as rusting or corrosion), and biological decay (such as rotting or decomposition).
Decay may not occur when an object is in a stable and balanced state, with its constituent particles being kept intact. This can happen in certain highly stable isotopes or in a system where decay processes are inhibited by external factors or conditions.
Decay and radiation occur at the atomic level within unstable nuclei of atoms. Decay is the process where an unstable nucleus emits particles or energy to become more stable, while radiation refers to the particles or energy emitted during this process. Both decay and radiation can occur in natural radioactive elements or in artificially created radioactive isotopes.
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No, transmutation does not occur in gamma decay. Gamma decay is a type of radioactive decay where a nucleus releases a gamma ray photon to reach a more stable state, but the identity of the nucleus remains the same. Transmutation involves the change of one element into another through various nuclear reactions.
Branching decay occurs in the thorium series because there are multiple pathways for the decay of thorium nuclei. Thorium can decay through alpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay, and other processes, leading to different end products with varying probabilities. These branching decay pathways contribute to the overall complexity of the thorium decay chain.
The length of time for a decay process to occur is called the half-life. It represents the time it takes for half of the radioactive isotopes in a sample to decay.
This noble gas is radon.
A neutron changes to a proton.
Yes, beta decay is one of the processes that can occur during the rearrangement of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. Beta decay involves the transformation of a neutron into a proton or a proton into a neutron, along with the emission of a beta particle (electron or positron) and a neutrino.