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How is the radioactive decay of an element used to determine the age of a rock layers?
Radioactivity, and more specifically, radioactive decay, involves the spontaneous expulsion of a proton from the nucleus of an atom. It is important to note that this process is random and spontaneous; in other words, we can never know exactly when an element will decay.
What is the spontaneous process through which unstable nuclei emit radiation?
Radioactive decay or radioactivity
What is the name of the spontaneous process that releases particles and energy from the nucleus of an atom?
Radioactive decay.
What is difference between spontaneous decay and random decay?
yow mam is spontaneous and yow dad is random
Is spontaneous fusion a form of radioactive decay?
No, the fusion process is the opposite of the radioactive decay process. Fusion is the merging together of nuclei to form a heavier nucleus whereas fission or radioactive decay is the splitting apart of a heavy nucleus into lighter daughter nuclei.
Is the best definition of radioactive decay?
Radioactive decay is the spontaneous breakdown of a nucleus into smaller parts.
What is the best definition of radioactive decay?
Radioactive decay is the spontaneous breakdown of a nucleus into smaller parts.
What is non radioactive decay?
Radioactive decay is the spontaneous change or disintegration of an unstable atomic nucleus as it transforms itself to lose energy. It does this by the release of either particulate radiation or electromagnetic radiation, or both. This atomic event is random and cannot be predicted, but by applying statistical principles to large numbers of a given radionuclide, an "average" decay time can be found, and we have the half-life. There are several different types of radioactive decay. They range from spontaneous fission to alpha decay, beta decay and a couple of others. The spontaneous breakdown of a nucleus
The processes of bone scan imagining and radiocarbon dating are what?
similar because they both depend on spontaneous radioactive decay
What is spontaneous emission of radiation from an element?
This could have many names such as 'decay', 'radioactive decay', or 'radiation.
When radioactive isotopes break down into other elements the process is called?
radioactive decay
Process which unstable nuclei emit radiation is called?
This process through which unstable nuclei emit radiation is called radioactive decay. It also is called nuclear decay, and it is a natural process in which an atom of an isotope decomposes into a new element.
