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It gets frozen. None of its other properties are affected. It is still radioactive material.

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You grow an extra limb or two. But you'd die from it even before you touch it. Its like going to the sun. You'd die from the heat before you even got there.

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What happens when you touch something that's radioactive?

You grow an extra limb or two.


What happens to radioactive materials if you do not use them?

That depends on the radioactive material. But whether you use it or not, the radioactive material will decay into other elements over the course of time. The time it takes for half of the material to decay into something else is called the "half-life". The more radioactive the substance is, the faster it decays. The half-life of a radioactive element can be measured from fractions of a second to billions of years.


What happens if a nuclear reactor blows up?

A nuclear meltdown will be in process releasing radioactive material


What happens if you touch protactinium?

Protactinium is extremely toxic and radioactive; after a long time of contact, a skin irritation.


Can radioactive be recycled?

Yes, there are a number of uses for radioactive material. It depends on the type of radioactive material.


What happens to a radioactive material over time?

It disintegrates into its daughter nuclei that are much more stabler than the radioactive nuclei. If a sample of radioacictive material is left it will decay into another element over a period of time. Note that complete decay is not possible. A fraction of the original radioactive material will always remain in the sample.


What counts radioactive material?

We often use a Geiger counter to detect and count the decay of radioactive material.


What is the name for the emission of rays and particles by a radioactive material?

The name for the emissions of rays and particles by a radioactive material are called radioactive decay. There are many different types of radioactive decay that emit different rays and particles.


If radium and chlorine combine to form radium chloride what is true about the compound?

As radium is radioactive, radium chloride would also be radioactive. Any compounds make with any radioactive material are radioactive, and they cannot be "not" radioactive. Radioactive material doesn't really care if it is "alone" or in compound; it will be radioactive in any case.


What can be naturally radioactive?

The core of the earth is radioactive, as is the sun. Granites, which crystallize from mantle material are commonly slightly radioactive.


What is it called when an unwanted material that contains radioactive atoms is present on another material?

Radioactive Contamination


How old is a fossil that has a radioactive material with a half life of 200 years if there is 25 percent of the original radioactive material left?

400 yrs