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If P-32 undergoes Beta decay This means that P-32 atoms becomes what?
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sulfur - the extra neutron decays into a proton, electron and an electron-type antineutrino. Thus the unstable 15 proton, 17 neutron complement of P32 becomes the stable 16 proton, 16 neutron complement of sulfur. The emitted electron is the beta particle.
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Is physics concerned with the study of atoms?
The study of atoms is one topic in physics, but by no means the only topic.
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What do scientists use to measure the absolute age of a rock?
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What is NO3 and NO4 stand for in chemistry?
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What is the number of Cl- ions in 21.04 gram sample of AlCl3?
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Uranium and radon share the property of radioactivity which means?
It means that the corresponding element (or isotope) is unstable; the atoms will decay eventually.
What is the half lie of a radioisotope?
I assume you mean "half life". That means, how long does it take for half of the atoms in a sample to decay.
Explain how an atoms becomes an ion?
an ion is an atom with a posotive or negative charge. this means the atom gains or loses an electron
What is decay.?
Decay means to rot or to become decomposed. For example: The tomato started to decay. Hope this helps!!
Why do atoms grow older?
They don't. At least not in the usual sense of the word. Most atoms are stable, meaning that they stay the way they are (barring external influences of course) forever. There do exist unstable atoms however, these undergo radioactive decay, the prime example being uranium atoms. This happens because of quantum fluctuations; for example at random sometimes a proton in the nucleus may change into a neutron, changing the atom number and thus the element. These fluctuations are described by Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and are completely random; you cannot predict with certainty when an atom will decay; you can only give a chance for it to do so in a given time period. This means that these atoms do not have an internal clock or aging mechanism. A given atom may decay within minutes or only after a million years, but until they do all such atoms are equal. So it is incorrect to think that 'older' atoms (atoms which have been around for a long time) have a greater chance to decay soon; they don't.
What is in a atom?
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What is atomic in a atom?
negatively chargedProtons are found with neutrons packed tightly in the nucleus.Surrounding the nucleus is the electron cloud, where, of course, electrons are found.Need more info. and research? Read on...An electron can also come from the nucleus IF an atom undergoes transmutation (changes into a different kind of atom). Atoms "add up" to elements. Elements are made of one type of atom.Gold is made of gold atoms, silver of silver atoms. If the atom undergoes transmutation, this means a proton has left the nucleus. The atom is no longer a "gold" or "silver" atom. This happens to unstable atoms.Still Not Enough? More research:isotope - one of 2 or more atoms with the same atomic number (number of protons), but with different numbers of neutrons (i.e. the isotopes of carbon are carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14. They all have 6 protons, and different numbers of neutrons.)The number in carbon-12 is the mass number. The mass number = protons + neutrons. (Electrons have virtually no mass or weight, so they do not effect the the mass number.)Unstable AtomsAtoms become unstable when there are more electrons then protons (or vice-versa). This will cause radioactive decay. Radioactive decay is when an atom loses particles and the atom undergoes transmutation.
Are ultraviolet rays a particle of radioactive decay?
There are three main types of radioactive decay; called 'alpha radiation,' 'beta radiation,' and 'cluster decay.' For unstable atoms of heavier elements, the most common method of decay is alpha radiation, in which a group of protons and neutrons called an alpha particle is released. Alpha particles are essentially helium atoms; two protons and two neutrons. In beta radiation, a neutron (which is slightly more massive than a proton), loses some energy by spitting out a neutrino particle. This loss of energy turns the neutron into a proton. This means that when an atom undergoes beta decay, it's atomic mass number goes down, but it becomes a heavier element. The third main type is cluster decay. This is just like alpha radiation, except a larger number of protons and neutrons are emitted, or more than one alpha particle is emitted at once. Unstable atoms will undergo a series of decays during which they lose more and more energy and mass. This process is called a 'decay chain,' which ends when the atom finally reaches a stable number of protons and neutrons.
Which term means death and decay of soft tissue?
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What word means to decay?
rot
