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... an unstable isotope to a more stable isotope by emission of some type of radiation (alpha, beta, or gamma).
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∙ 7y agoIt becomes some other type of atom, i.e., some other isotope or nuclide.
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Is nuclear decay an example of a nuclear change?
Yes, it is. Nuclear decay is a process that an unstable atom goes through to lose energy and move toward a more stable state. (It may take more than one decay.) In nuclear decay, the nucleus undergoes a change by releasing a particle or particles and electromagnetic energy. Links are provided to related Wikipedia articles and related questions.
Do element identities reamin the same or change during nuclear decay?
That depends on the nuclear decay type. For gamma decay, the identity does NOT change, but for alpha and beta, it does.
When an atom undergoes radioactive decay does it become a different element?
That depends on the type of decay, alpha and beta decay change the atom into a different element but gamma decay does not.
Which equation represents a spontaneous nuclear decay?
All nuclear decay is spontaneous.
What is the nuclear decay equation for Chromium?
Natural chromium is stable and does not decay/
Is nuclear decay an example of a nuclear change?
Yes, it is. Nuclear decay is a process that an unstable atom goes through to lose energy and move toward a more stable state. (It may take more than one decay.) In nuclear decay, the nucleus undergoes a change by releasing a particle or particles and electromagnetic energy. Links are provided to related Wikipedia articles and related questions.
Do element identities reamin the same or change during nuclear decay?
That depends on the nuclear decay type. For gamma decay, the identity does NOT change, but for alpha and beta, it does.
What are the nuclear change?
Nuclear change is the change in the nucleus of the atom.
Nuclear reactions change the composition of an atom's?
Nuclear reactions change the composition of an atom's nucleus, hence nuclear reaction.
What is the term for the element that a radioactive isotope decay into?
The atom that results from nuclear decay is called the daughter atom. The element of the daughter atom would be called the daughter element. The atom that decayed is called the parent.
When an atom undergoes radioactive decay does it become a different element?
That depends on the type of decay, alpha and beta decay change the atom into a different element but gamma decay does not.
Which changes in beta decay mass number or the charge of the nucleus?
Beta decay results in either an increase or decrease in the number of protons, which results in a change in the nuclear charge and produces an atom of a different element.
What can uranium change to?
Uranium may suffer nuclear reactions, nuclear fission, nuclear decay.
When the atoms of one element break down to form another atom?
nuclear decay
What separates a chemical reaction from a nuclear reaction?
In a nuclear reaction, the nucleus of an atom undergoes a change. Common examples would be alpha decay, beta decay, fusion, and fusion. In each of those cases, different elements are formed in the process. This never happens in ordinary chemical reactions. In chemical reactions, it is the electrons that are involved , not the nucleus of the atom.
How does an isotope of an element change during nuclear decay?
During nuclear decay, radioisotopes of one element can change into one or more isotopes of a different element altogether.
Alpha decay and beta decay are two forms of decay that cause transmutation?
Transmutation, which is the change of atoms from one element to another.
