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∙ 11y agoFor all practical purposes, No.
However, there is a very small effect on some elements due to pressure (E.g. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/181/4105/1164), there is a small effect upon Beta Decay due to magnetic field strength, and there is an effect due to ionization.
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∙ 11y agoIn the case of electron capture, the rate of radioactive decay can be changed by removing the electron cloud from around the nucleus. I believe that is the only known way to influence the rate of any kind of radioactive decay.
Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.
It tells what fraction of a radioactive sample remains after a certain length of time.
No, radioactive decay is not a chemical reaction. Radioactive decay is a type of change in the nucleus of an atom that results from instability in that nucleus. And that is a nuclear reaction rather than a chemical one.
The decay rate of a specific radionuclide will depend on the quantity of the material in a sample. The more there is, the higher the decay rate. Decay rate for a specific isotope of a specific element is set by the nature of the radioisotope itself; it is an innate property or characteristic. Only by studying samples (specific quantities) containing large numbers of atoms of a given radioisotope, and by counting the number of decay events per unit of time, can we arrive at a characteristic called the half-life of that radioisotope.The half-life of a radionuclide is a statistically derived measure of the rate of its decay. And, to repeat, the rate of decay for a given radionuclide, is a natural characteristic of that radionuclide. It's the number of decays per unit of time that an observer can expect to count for a given sized sample of the material. Use the links below to gather more information.
It is the difference between sand running out of an hour glass and determining what time it is by how much sand is left. Radioactive decay happens at a steady rate. If you can determine how much of that radioactive isotope ought to have been in a sample at the start and you can measure how much is left, you can tell how much time has passed.
The rate of decay of a radioactive element cannot be influenced by any physical or chemical change. It is a rather constant phenomenon that appears to be independent of all others. The rate of decay is given by an element's half life, which is the amount of time for approximately half of the atoms to decay.
Pressure does not affect the rate of radioactive decay. That is entirely unaffected by the environment within the nucleus of the atom.
The rate cannot be changed.
Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.Any of the following can be used: the half-life, or the mean lifetime, or the decay constant.
The rate of decay (activity) of a radioactive isotope is proportional to the number of atoms of the isotope present.
The rate of decay (activity) of a radioactive isotope is proportional to the number of atoms of the isotope present.
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This the decay (disintegration) rate.
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Because radioactive decay happens at a constant rate. Once you figure out the rate of decay, called the half life, you can date stuff.
The rate of decay for a radioactive sample
The rate of decay for a radioactive sample