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While the half-life can be affected by changes in the motion of atoms due to changes in temperature, the effect is negligible. Half-life is far more drastically affected by forces between particles within the nucleus rather than any atomic motion or atomic interactions. There may be a small decrease in decay rate as temperature decreases but it is negligible thus far. It has been proven that increases in decay rate with temperature are essentially zero.
According to the current standard model of particle interactions the effects of temperature change on decay rate can be ignored at all temperatures.
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If a substance is radioactive is its compound radioactive?
Yes. A radioactive atom is a radioactive atom. If that atom exists as a single atom and is uncombined and it is radioactive, it's radioactive. If that same atom is chemically combined with another or other atoms, it's still radioactive. It's just that simple.
What is a radioactive atoms?
Radioactive atoms are atoms that have unstable nuclei, which can undergo radioactive decay to become more stable. During this process, they emit radiation in the form of alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays. This emission of radiation can cause a change in the atom's composition or energy level.
Atom with an unstable nucelus is called?
It is a radioactive element.
What must occur before a radioactive atoms ceases to undergo further radioactive decay?
Before a radioactive atom ceases to undergo further radioactive decay, it must reach a stable configuration or decay into a non-radioactive isotope through the emission of particles or energy. This process continues until the atom reaches a state of stability where it no longer emits radiation.
Do radioactive elements emit radiation all the time?
In order for an atom of an element that is not radioactive to become radioactive, the isotope has to change. This can happen as a result of neutron capture. Neutron capture can simply change the isotope of an atom, as when cobalt-59, which is not radioactive, captures a neutron to become cobalt-60, which is radioactive. Neutron capture can also result in immediate radioactive decay of the atom struck, even if it is not radioactive. For example helium-3 can capture a neutron to produce two atoms of hydrogen, one of hydrogen-3 and one of hydrogen-1.
How are nuclear fission and radioactive alike?
Both processes change the nature of the atom.
Does the identity of an atom change during radioactive decay.why or why not?
Well, when an atom undergoes radioactive decay, it can change into a different element. This happens because the nucleus of the atom becomes unstable and releases particles or energy to become more stable. So, while the identity of the atom may change, it's all just a part of nature's way of finding balance and harmony in the universe.
If a substance is radioactive is its compound radioactive?
Yes. A radioactive atom is a radioactive atom. If that atom exists as a single atom and is uncombined and it is radioactive, it's radioactive. If that same atom is chemically combined with another or other atoms, it's still radioactive. It's just that simple.
What is a radioactive atoms?
Radioactive atoms are atoms that have unstable nuclei, which can undergo radioactive decay to become more stable. During this process, they emit radiation in the form of alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays. This emission of radiation can cause a change in the atom's composition or energy level.
True or false unstable atom that decomposes and emits energy is called retroactive?
No, it's called "radioactive." "Retroactive" is something that's active in regards to the past.
If a radioactive material is cooled down will its radioactivity decrease?
Since radioactive decay occurs in the nucleus of an atom, and temperature mostly has to do with atoms bouncing or vibrating against each other, I'd say that there would be no effect. Maybe if you could get it down close to absolute zero, you might see a change in the behavior inside the nucleus.
What is the change that is undergone by an atom of an element made radioactive by bombardment with high energy protons?
Artificial Transmutation
What are the characteristics of a atom?
A radioactive atom is an atom of an element with an unstable nucleus.
Where in the atom do radioactive emissions originate?
They originate in the nucleus of the atom.
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.
What is the name of change that is undergone by an atom of an element made radioactive by bombardment with high-energy protons.?
The change undergone by an atom of an element made radioactive by bombardment with high-energy protons is called transmutation. This process can result in the creation of a different element or a different isotope of the same element.
What happens to a radioactive atom after it has emitted its radiation?
The initial atom is transformed in another atom.
