Not all isotopes are unstable. But now more than 3 000 unstable isotopes are known, artificial or natural.
Unstable isotopes are radioactive isotopes, can disintegrate and emit radiations.
When an isotope is unstable, it is said to be radioactive.
Yes, that is correct. Radioactive decay involves the transformation of an unstable parent isotope into a more stable daughter product through the emission of particles or energy. This process continues until the parent isotope reaches a stable configuration.
False. When an unstable isotope decays, the resulting daughter isotope may or may not be stable. Some daughter isotopes are stable, while others may still be radioactive and undergo further decay.
It isn't really an ELEMENT that is unstable, but an ISOTOPE. That means that in general, for the same element, some atoms will decay, and some will not - the difference being the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
Unstable isotopes are radioactive isotopes, can disintegrate and emit radiations.
When an isotope is unstable, it is said to be radioactive.
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Each (unstable) isotope has a distinctive half-life.
When a radioactive isotope decays, it may convert to another isotope which is, again, unstable. The "decay chain" refers to the complete list of all the intermediate products, until a stable isotope is reached.
Hydrogen has 1 unstable isotope, and 2 stable isotopes.
Yes, that is correct. Radioactive decay involves the transformation of an unstable parent isotope into a more stable daughter product through the emission of particles or energy. This process continues until the parent isotope reaches a stable configuration.
False. When an unstable isotope decays, the resulting daughter isotope may or may not be stable. Some daughter isotopes are stable, while others may still be radioactive and undergo further decay.
its nucleus is unstable
It isn't really an ELEMENT that is unstable, but an ISOTOPE. That means that in general, for the same element, some atoms will decay, and some will not - the difference being the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
Radioactive isotope, or radioisotope.
This is a radioactive isotope.