No. isotopes are radioactive because the ratio of protons to neutrons is not right. As proton # increases, more and more neutrons are needed to maintain nuclear stability. If an atom has too many, or too few neutrons, it will be radioactive. Excess (or deficient) electrons are call ions.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons, and therefore different masses. Unstable isotopes are radioactive and undergo radioactive decay of their nuclei, while stable isotopes do not undergo radioactive decay.
An element can be radioactive regardless of its number of protons. Radioactivity depends on the specific isotopes of an element, which can have different numbers of neutrons. Elements with unstable isotopes that undergo radioactive decay typically have too few or too many neutrons compared to the number of protons.
Isotopes of elements are atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This causes isotopes of the same element to have different atomic masses. Isotopes can be stable or unstable, with unstable isotopes undergoing radioactive decay.
No, Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are radioactive, natural isotopes (not molecules, but atoms) of the one and the same element: uranium.Both with 92 protons and 235-92 = 143 neutrons in U-235 but 146 neutrons in U-238.
The isotopes Sn-116, Sn-118, and Sn-119 of tin (Sn) differ in their mass numbers, which are determined by the total number of protons and neutrons in their nuclei. All three isotopes have 50 protons, as they are isotopes of tin, but they contain different numbers of neutrons: Sn-116 has 66 neutrons, Sn-118 has 68 neutrons, and Sn-119 has 69 neutrons. This variation in neutron count leads to differences in their nuclear stability and radioactive properties, with some isotopes being stable and others being radioactive.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons, and therefore different masses. Unstable isotopes are radioactive and undergo radioactive decay of their nuclei, while stable isotopes do not undergo radioactive decay.
The ratio neutrons/protons in radioactive isotopes is the cause of their innstability.
An element can be radioactive regardless of its number of protons. Radioactivity depends on the specific isotopes of an element, which can have different numbers of neutrons. Elements with unstable isotopes that undergo radioactive decay typically have too few or too many neutrons compared to the number of protons.
Isotopes of elements are atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This causes isotopes of the same element to have different atomic masses. Isotopes can be stable or unstable, with unstable isotopes undergoing radioactive decay.
That depends on the isotope, as Argon has three different stable isotopes and many different radioactive isotopes.
A radioactive isotope is an unstable atom which emit radiations as alpha, beta, gamma, neutrons, positrons etc.
No, Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are radioactive, natural isotopes (not molecules, but atoms) of the one and the same element: uranium.Both with 92 protons and 235-92 = 143 neutrons in U-235 but 146 neutrons in U-238.
There are no radioactive isotopes of boron that are ordinarily found in nature. All elements have synthetic radioactive isotopes, however.
The isotopes Sn-116, Sn-118, and Sn-119 of tin (Sn) differ in their mass numbers, which are determined by the total number of protons and neutrons in their nuclei. All three isotopes have 50 protons, as they are isotopes of tin, but they contain different numbers of neutrons: Sn-116 has 66 neutrons, Sn-118 has 68 neutrons, and Sn-119 has 69 neutrons. This variation in neutron count leads to differences in their nuclear stability and radioactive properties, with some isotopes being stable and others being radioactive.
Not all isotopes are radioactive; the radioactive isotopes are unstable and emit radiations.
An isotope is a particle that has an unequal number of protons and neutrons. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. These variations in the number of neutrons result in different atomic masses for isotopes of the same element.
Isotopes of an atom have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. This causes isotopes to have different atomic masses. The chemical properties of isotopes are usually identical, but physical properties such as nuclear stability and radioactive decay can vary.