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When a nucleus undergoes alpha decay the daughter element always has less charge than the parent?
No, the daughter element after alpha decay has less atomic number than the parent (reducing charge), but the total charge (protons) in the nucleus remains the same. The daughter element gains stability by emitting an alpha particle, which consists of two protons and two neutrons.
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In alpha and beta decay the parent elements is always a different element from the daughter element?
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What always occurs when a radioisotope emits radiation?
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.
What always splits when fission is around?
The nucleus of an atom always splits when fission occurs. Fission is a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei.
Where are the neutrons located in the fluorine atom?
Neutrons are always located within the nucleus in the case of all elements
When an atom undergoes radioactive decay when does it become a completely different element?
An atom of a given isotope will undergo radioactive decay whenever it feels like it. No joke. The nucleus of a radioactive isotope is unstable. Always. But that atom has no predictable moment of instability leading immediately to the decay event. We use something called a half life to estimate how long it will take for half a given quantity of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay until half the original amount is left, but this is a statistically calculated period. No one knows how long it will take a given atom of a radioactive isotope to decay, except that those with very short half lives will pretty much disappear relatively quickly.
In alpha and beta decay the parent elements is always a different element from the daughter element?
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What is mass number of an isotope?
The mass number of an element is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus, and this always determines the element in the Periodic Table. Different isotopes of the same element have differing numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, but always the same number of protons.
What value is always different for every element?
Each element has a unique number of protons in the nucleus of their atoms.
The atomic number of an element is always the same as?
The number of protons in the nucleus of its atoms.
An atom of the element with atomic number 6 always has what?
An atom of the element with atomic number 6 always has 6 protons in its nucleus. This element is carbon, and the number of protons determines its atomic number on the periodic table.
What is a plutonium?
A radioactive element with several isotopes that always has 94 protons within its nucleus.
What percentage of an atom's mass is the nucleus?
The precise figure varies from element to element and isotope to isotope depending on the number of neutrons in the nucleus, however it is always at least 99.95% which is the ratio between an electron and a proton.
Why are protons and neutrons always equal in number?
Because they are both in the nucleus and if they weren't the element would be radioactive.
What is the glowing compound used in radium stickers?
Radium is a radio active element which always undergoes nuclear fission and desentegration, and releases energy in the form of radiation. It is an element. There is no compound in it. It contains atoms of radium.
What do atoms of the same given element share?
Atoms of a given element always have the same number of protons in their nucleus. Neutrons can vary (in different isotopes) and electrons can vary (in different ions) but protons are always the same for a given element. If the number of protons is changed, then you no longer have the same element.
An atom that has twelve protons in its nucleus has an atomic number of?
An atom with twelve protons in its nucleus has an atomic number of 12. The atomic number represents the number of protons in an atom's nucleus, which determines the element. In this case, the element with 12 protons is magnesium.
The Atomic number of an atom is?
The atomic number of an atom is the number of protons in its nucleus, which determines its chemical element. It is always a whole number and is used to arrange elements on the periodic table in increasing order of atomic number.
