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For most practical cases, there is no way to do so. For instance, the temperature has hardly any influence on such a half-life.However, in certain extreme circumstances it is possible to make an atom decay (or fuse with other atoms) - for example, with temperatures of millions of degrees, or bombarding the atoms with neutrons or some other particles.
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What is the radioactive decay law?
The rate of decay (activity) of a radioactive isotope is proportional to the number of atoms of the isotope present.
Radioactive decay can be affected by?
The rate of decay of a radioactive element cannot be influenced by any physical or chemical change. It is a rather constant phenomenon that appears to be independent of all others. The rate of decay is given by an element's half life, which is the amount of time for approximately half of the atoms to decay.
How is the radioactive decay of Krypton different from the radioactive decay of Americium?
The radioactive decay of americium 241 is by alpha disintegration; the disintegration of radioactive krypton isotopes is by beta particles emission.
Who discovered radioactive decay in 1898?
ernest Rutherford _______________________________________________________________ Radioactive decay was actually discovered in 1896 by Henri Bacquerel. Ernest Rutherford discovered the formula of radioactive decay (Such as the falk-life, differences between alpha and beta decay and even how the elements become new elements after the decay), but he did not discover the radioactive decay himself.
What does it mean when radioactive decay hasn't started yet?
You can't just start or stop radioactive decay. A certain type of atom (a certain isotope) will basically ALWAYS decay at a certain rate. The statement might refer to what happens at time t = 0, i.e., before the material had time to decay.
How the radioactive decay rate be changed?
The rate cannot be changed.
What is the effect of pressure on the rate of radioactive decay?
Pressure does not affect the rate of radioactive decay. That is entirely unaffected by the environment within the nucleus of the atom.
What is the radioactive decay law?
The rate of decay (activity) of a radioactive isotope is proportional to the number of atoms of the isotope present.
What is radioactive decay law?
The rate of decay (activity) of a radioactive isotope is proportional to the number of atoms of the isotope present.
Does radioactive decay occurs at a gradually changing rate?
no
Does the process of radioactive decay fall under the study of chemistry or physics or is it a combination of both?
Radioactive decay falls under chemistry, because the chemical properties of the substance are changed during radioactive decay.
The rate at which radioactive isotopes emit energy called?
This the decay (disintegration) rate.
What can scientists learn from the rate at which radioactive elements decay?
fossils
Which of the following can change the rate of radioactive decay?
For all practical purposes, No. However, there is a very small effect on some elements due to pressure (E.g. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/181/4105/1164), there is a small effect upon Beta Decay due to magnetic field strength, and there is an effect due to ionization.
Does atomic mass stay the same?
The atomic mass of a radioactive atoms is changed during the radioactive decay (alpha decay, neutron decay, proton decay, double proton decay), spontaneous or artificial fission, nuclear reactions.
How the process of radioactive decay can provide more accurate measurements of age compared to relative age dating?
Because radioactive decay happens at a constant rate. Once you figure out the rate of decay, called the half life, you can date stuff.
What does the half-life a radioisotope indicate?
The rate of decay for a radioactive sample
