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What happens to a radioisotope when it undergoes decay?
This isotope is transformed in another isotope of another element.
What radioisotope undergoes beta decay and has a half life of less than a minute?
N-16
The radioactive decay constant is blank days -1 if the radioisotope has a half-life of 52 days?
0.013
What is An unstable isotope is called what?
It isn't really an ELEMENT that is unstable, but an ISOTOPE. That means that in general, for the same element, some atoms will decay, and some will not - the difference being the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
What is the difference between Chemical kinetics vs Chemical decay?
Chemical decay, also known as radioactive decay, is a process that occurs naturally (usually in isotopes or unstable substances) Chemical Kinetics is one of the ways you can analyze radioactive decay. Although it should be noted that radioactive decay undergoes first order decay when using Chemical Kinetics.
What does the half-life a radioisotope indicate?
The rate of decay for a radioactive sample
What does a half life of a radioisotope indicate?
The rate of decay for a radioactive sample
What happens to a radioisotope when it undergoes decay?
This isotope is transformed in another isotope of another element.
What is the breakdown of uranium 238 into lead is an example of a radioisotope's?
It is an example of radioactive decay.
What radioisotope undergoes beta decay and has a half life of less than a minute?
N-16
The radioactive decay constant is days-1 if the radioisotope has a half-life of 52 days?
0.013
The radioactive decay constant is days-1 if the radioisotope has a half-life of 431 days?
0.00161
The radioactive decay constant is days-1 if the radioisotope has a half-life of 163 days?
0.00425
What does the half life of a radioisotope correspond to?
The length of time required for half of a sample of radioactive material to decay
What atom undergoes radioactive decay what is actually split or affected the most?
nucleus
What is radioactive labelling?
A radioactive label is a chemical compound in which one or more atoms have been replaced by a radioisotope so by virtue of its radioactive decay it can be used to explore the mechanism of chemical reactions. It does this by tracing the path that the radioisotope follows from reactants to products.
The radioactive decay constant is blank days -1 if the radioisotope has a half-life of 52 days?
0.013
