This isotope is transformed in another isotope of another element.
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A PET scan uses radioisotope decay by detecting the pair of annihilation photons emitted during the decay process.
Titanium-44 undergoes radioactive decay because it is an unstable isotope, meaning its nucleus has an excess of energy or an imbalance of protons and neutrons. This instability leads to a process known as beta decay, where a neutron is transformed into a proton, emitting a beta particle (electron) and an antineutrino. Through this decay, titanium-44 seeks to reach a more stable configuration, often transforming into a different element, in this case, vanadium-44. The decay process continues until a stable isotope is formed.
Sodium-22
Cesium-137
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When a radioisotope emits radiation, it undergoes radioactive decay, transforming into a more stable element. This process releases energy in the form of radiation, which can be in the form of alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays.
A PET scan uses radioisotope decay by detecting the pair of annihilation photons emitted during the decay process.
Atomic nuclei that are unstable and decaying are said to be radioactive. Radioactive decay involves alpha, beta and gamma particle emissions.
How long it takes for half of a sample to decay to another form.
The half-life of a radioisotope is the time it takes for half of the radioactive nuclei in a sample to decay. It is a characteristic property of each radioisotope and determines the rate at which the isotopes decay.
Proton emission is a type of radioactive decay where an atom emits a proton with a mass number of 0 and a charge of plus 1. An example of a radioisotope that undergoes proton emission is iodine-123.
If a radioisotope undergoes six half-lives, only (1/64) or (0.015625) of the original radioisotope remains, because half of the remaining material decays at each half-life.
Titanium-44 undergoes radioactive decay because it is an unstable isotope, meaning its nucleus has an excess of energy or an imbalance of protons and neutrons. This instability leads to a process known as beta decay, where a neutron is transformed into a proton, emitting a beta particle (electron) and an antineutrino. Through this decay, titanium-44 seeks to reach a more stable configuration, often transforming into a different element, in this case, vanadium-44. The decay process continues until a stable isotope is formed.
nothing, but another isotope with the same atomic mass is formed
The rate of decay for a radioactive sample
The rate of decay for a radioactive sample