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its nuclei can split apart

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Q: What does it mean for something to be radioactive?
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Were can you find a radioactive spider?

There are no radioactive spiders. This is something from a movie, and has never happened. There is no way to find images of radioactive spiders.


How do you use radioactive as an adjective in a sentence?

You can just put something in the sentence that is going to be radioactive that's all.


Why only radioactive element give out radiation?

It's a semantic thing - by definition, if something gives out radiation, then it is radioactive. If an element gives off radiation, then it is a 'radioactive' element. If it does not give out radiation, then it is not 'radioactive'.


Is rabbit feces radioactive?

No. There is no reason why rabbit feces should be radioactive, unless of course they ate something radioactive or they are under medical care using radioactive isotopes. It might be possible that if the soil is radioactive, and the plants become radioactive, that a rabbit might excrete radioactive feces from eating the plants.


If something is radioactive is it toxic?

Yes some things that are radioactive are toxic. Being able to harm an exposed organism.


What do we mean by the term radioactive?

cool


Does radioactive also mean explosive?

no


What is the radioactive metal used in power plants?

I suppose you must mean uranium, it is slightly radioactive.


What two metals are radioactive?

Uranium and ummm something else


What does radioactive hazard mean?

That the substance is dangerous & explosive.


What does the medical abbreviation RAI mean?

Radioactive Iodine


Can RADIANT be classified as a hazard?

Do you, perhaps, mean "radioactive"? Yes, radioactive materials can be hazardous. If you literally mean "radiant", i.e. glowing, that's not technically in itself a hazard.