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What is a redioisotope?
A radioisotope is a radioactive isotope of an element, which means it has an unstable nucleus that decays to form a more stable configuration, often emitting radiation in the process. Radioisotopes have various applications in medicine, industry, and research, such as in radioactive dating, nuclear medicine, and power generation.
If an element is radioactive is it's nucleus unstable?
Yes,The element is radioactive due to the instability of its nucleus.See the related question below for more information.
Why is uranium classified as a radioactive element?
That means that some of the atoms will decay over time.
Can radioactive elements have stable compounds?
The answer is not so simple: - the chemical compound may be stable frequently (at a molecular scale) - but one of the elements in the formula (radioactive) is unstable - sometimes the radiations emitted by the radioactive element can destroy the molecule: the consequence of a radiochemical reaction as radiolysis.
Does half life of any radioactive element decrease when its used?
The half-life can not be changed by any normal means.
How do you make an atom into a different element?
This will happen naturally if the element is radioactive and can be done artificially by means of neutron bombardment in a nuclear reactor or in the heart of a star.
What does it means an element is radioactive?
It means the element is unstable and gives off dangerous particles.
What does it mean if an element it radioactive?
this is because an element is sometimes never radioactive but one may be made just to be radioactive this is because an element is sometimes never radioactive but one may be made just to be radioactive
What is a redioisotope?
A radioisotope is a radioactive isotope of an element, which means it has an unstable nucleus that decays to form a more stable configuration, often emitting radiation in the process. Radioisotopes have various applications in medicine, industry, and research, such as in radioactive dating, nuclear medicine, and power generation.
If an element is radioactive is it's nucleus unstable?
Yes,The element is radioactive due to the instability of its nucleus.See the related question below for more information.
Can anybody define radioactive?
It means something that comes from nuclear stuff im pretty sure...
Why is uranium classified as a radioactive element?
That means that some of the atoms will decay over time.
Are biomass power stations just another word for nuclear power stations?
No, nothing to do with nuclear. Biomass means vegetable matter grown for burning, and comes under Renewable Energy as it can be regrown every season.
Can gold be changed into another element?
An element can only change if the number of protons in its nucleus changes. It is possible to make one kind of element into another, but all these processes can be accomplished only by nuclear means. Gold can be changed into another element in a physics lab, but only with the use of a nuclear reactor or an accelerator of some kind. Any element can be changed into another element, but only by nuclear means.
Radioactive decay occurs when atoms of an unstable element?
It means that massive nuclei break apart.
Can an element be broken down into other substamces?
Yes, but not by chemical means, only by radioactive transmutation.
Why does nuclear energy last 500 years?
Nuclear energy lasts for 500 years because of the half-life of the radioactive material used in nuclear reactions. This means that it takes 500 years for half of the radioactive material to decay into a stable form. After many half-lives, the material becomes non-radioactive and safe for disposal.
