Yes, there is. In fact, there are several lists. See, the thing is that some elements are radioactive "across the board" like uranium is. All of the different isotopes of uranium are radioactive. But some elements have several isotopes that are stable, and some that are radioactive, or a "mixed bag" if you will. Just getting a "list" per se might be a mess. How are you going to list all those radioactive isotopes of all those elements? Well, there's good news. The table of nuclides (or table of radionuclides) has all the elements and all their isotopes. It's a pretty good sized table, to be sure, but it's been around and is available on the web in a number of places. One is from the Brookhaven National Laboratory's site for the National Nuclear Data Center. A link is provided to that one. Note that each little "square" on the chart is "active" and clicking on it pulls up the data on that isotope, whatever it is. There are other tools for use to extract data from the chart. Short cut If you just want to know which elements have no stable isotopes and which, therefore, are radioactive in any form, they include 43technetium and 61promethium, and all elements above 83bismuth. Simple and easy.
Curium {Note correct spelling} is only element in the list given that is radioactive and synthetic.^ not correct answer and not even spelled right the correct answer is "lawrencium"The rare earth elements are located at the bottom of the periodic table and are comprised of the lanthanoid series and the actinoid series.The actinoid series is the second row of rare earth elements. All of these elements are radioactive, and all of these elements (except actinium, thorium, protactinium, and uranium) are synthetic.
The family of radioactive elements is called the Actinides. This group includes elements such as uranium, thorium, and plutonium, which are known for their radioactive properties.
Unstable elements that decay or break down into different elements are called radioactive elements. These elements have an unstable atomic nucleus that undergoes radioactive decay, transforming into a different element and releasing energy in the process. Examples of radioactive elements include uranium, radium, and plutonium.
The actinoids (formerly actinides) are all unstable metallic elements. The period 7 elements with atomic numbers from 89 (actinium, for which the group is named) through 103 comprise these elements. A link can be found below.
Yes, Ac (Actinium) and Ra (Radium) are radioactive elements, while Si (Silicon) is not inherently radioactive.
No, trace elements are not necessarily radioactive. A link to a list of elements that have no natural radioactive isotopes is at a related question, below.
Elements that decay (give off protons and neutrons) to form other elements. *It's not elements as such that are stable or unstable, but rather isotopes. Even elements of small atomic number have unstable isotopes that undergo radioactive decay, for example carbon-14. Elements with higher atomic numbers than Lead (82) are naturally radioactive in all isotopes. Bismuth (83) has an extremely long half-life, but the time generally becomes shorter (the decay more rapid) as the size of the nucleus gets progressively larger for heavier radioactive elements.
Answerelements with a nonstable isotope or at least one naturally occurring isotope that is radioactive. AnswerAll elements have radioactive isotopes.There are a lot of radioactive elements: Technetium, Promethium, Polonium, Astatine, Radon, Francium...Here is the whole list: http://periodictable.com/Elements/Radioactive
Huh? Every element can potentially be radioactive.Here is a list of all of the naturally occurring (above trace levels) radioactive elements:bismuthpoloniumastatineradonfranciumradiumactiniumthoriumprotactiniumuranium
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.
Radioactive elements make up a small fraction of all naturally occurring elements in Earth's crust. Most elements are stable and non-radioactive. However, even though they are a minority, radioactive elements play important roles in various scientific, medical, and industrial applications.
After disintegration all radioactive elements are transformed in other elements.
Not all of the transition elements are radioactive. Many of them are, and some of them have common radioactive isotopes, but some of them have no naturally occurring radioactive isotopes. Please note that all elements have synthetic radioactive isotopes, at least.
Curium {Note correct spelling} is only element in the list given that is radioactive and synthetic.^ not correct answer and not even spelled right the correct answer is "lawrencium"The rare earth elements are located at the bottom of the periodic table and are comprised of the lanthanoid series and the actinoid series.The actinoid series is the second row of rare earth elements. All of these elements are radioactive, and all of these elements (except actinium, thorium, protactinium, and uranium) are synthetic.
Radioactive elements
Radioactive elements exist in all groups of the periodic table.
Elements with no stable isotopes are called radioactive elements. These elements spontaneously undergo radioactive decay, which leads to the formation of stable isotopes over time.