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Why is silver radioactive?
Silver itself is not radioactive. However, certain isotopes of silver can be radioactive. For example, silver-108 and silver-110 are radioactive isotopes with long half-lives that can undergo radioactive decay. These isotopes are not commonly found in nature.
Is xenon radioactive?
None of the isotopes of xenon ordinarily found in nature is radioactive. Like all elements, xenon has synthetic radioactive isotopes.
Are most isotopes stable?
No, most isotopes are not stable. Many isotopes are radioactive and decay over time, releasing radiation in the process. Only a few isotopes are stable and do not undergo radioactive decay.
How do you get radioactive water clean?
To clean radioactive water, various methods can be used such as ion exchange, reverse osmosis, chemical precipitation, and filtration. These techniques help to remove radioactive isotopes from the water by trapping them within a filter or chemical solution. It is important to properly dispose of the radioactive waste generated during the cleaning process.
Is chromium radio active?
Natural chromium is not radioactive. However, there are radioactive isotopes of chromium, such as chromium-51, that are man-made through nuclear reactions. These radioactive isotopes are used in various medical and scientific applications.
Why can radioactive isotopes be followed through a chemical reaction?
They emit radiation that can be detected with various radiation measurement tools. Usually the isotopes will be in only one of the products of the chemical reaction, making it radioactive and the others nonradioactive.
How do an isotopes and a radioactive isotopes ifferent?
Simply by being radioactive or not. An isotope is an atomic variant of the same element, and has the same chemical characteristics, but is not necessarily radioactive.
Does chromium have chemical radioactivity?
Natural isotopes of chromium are not radioactive.
Can a radioactive isotope that can be follwed through the steps of a chemical reation ia an indicator?
Tracers are indicators that can be followed through the steps of a chemical reaction.
What are isotopes considered radioactive?
Not all isotopes are radioactive; the radioactive isotopes are unstable and emit radiations.
How can radioactive isotopes be used as tracers?
Radioactive isotopes can be used as tracers by introducing a small amount of the isotope into a system and tracking its movement or concentration through radioactive decay. By monitoring the radiation emitted by the isotope, researchers can trace the pathways and processes within biological, chemical, or geological systems. This technique is commonly used in fields such as medicine, environmental studies, and industrial processes.
How are radioactive isotopes different from isotopes?
Both isotopes and radioactive isotopes are pretty much the same but radioactive isotopes are better because it can be used to make medicine.
Does radioactive isotopes have a stable nuclei?
Radioactive isotopes are not stable.
Does sodium contain radioactive isotopes?
Sodium has no radioactive isotopes.
What is the relationship between atoms ad isotopes?
A natural chemical element may be monoisotopic or has isotopes. Isotopes are atoms but they differ from other isotopes by the number of neutrons. This involve a different atomic mass and different physical properties or sometimes (for light isotopes) different chemical properties. Also, all chemical elements have radioactive, artificial isotopes.
Does plutonium have isotopes that are all radioactive?
All the uranium isotopes are radioactive.
What happens to all radioactive isotopes?
All radioactive isotopes will disintegrate.
