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Isotopes

Isotopes are atoms that have different number of neutrons, so they have a different mass number than the other atoms in an element.

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What are the uses of radioactive isotopes in the field of medicine?

The elements that are radioactive in their most common form are radon, technetium, potassium, and uranium. The most obvious use for radon is the automobile industry. Potassium has both medical and agribusiness uses. Uranium is commonly used as a basic fuel for nuclear reactors. Technetium is used in nuclear medicine and industries

How is isotope produced?

An isotope can be produced if a nucleus gains a neutron or if one of the protons in its nucleus decays into a neutron and positron.

Is potassium 40 a stable isotope?

No, potassium-40 is a radioactive isotope of potassium. It undergoes radioactive decay with a half-life of about 1.25 billion years, emitting beta particles in the process.

What determines the nuclear stability of an isotope?

To be an isotope stable, the number of neutrons should not exceed 1.5 times than protons.

What is the most abundant isotope for arsenic?

The most abundant isotope of arsenic is arsenic-75.

How many neutrons in the isotope of Aluminum 29?

If the isotope existed, it would have 16 neutrons.

Do isotopes have the same number as energy shells?

An electron orbital describes in terms of quantum mechanics the position of each electron around the atomic nucleus, and an energy level is associated with each orbital. The orbitals are grouped in shells and sub-shells, and the energy levels are affected by more than one quantum parameter so the picture gets complicated for atoms with many electrons. If you want to follow this up, try the link below.

How do isotopes hydrogen 2 and hydrogen 3 differ?

Hydrogen isotopes.

1) Protium (H-1)

has 1 proton and one electron

2)Deuterium (H-2)

Has one proton, one electron and 1 neutron.

3)Tritium (H-3)

has 1 proton, one electron and 2 neutrons

How many photons are required to ionize atomic hydrogen?

Ionization energy and electron affinity for cations and anions, respectively.

What is argons most common isotope?

Ar 40 is the most common isotope, accounting for 99.6% of the total (by weight).

What determines the different isotopes from an atom?

The name of the element and the mass number (number of protons + neutrons)

it is written e.g Uranium-235 or symbolically 235U

What is technetium 99 half life?

The half life of technetium-99 is 2,111.10e+5 years.
Avoid a confusion between Tc-99 and Tc-99m.

What is the nuclear symbol for an isotope of gallium?

The one you are thinking of is probably the trefoil symbol, three black foils on a yellow background. See link below

What are the two most common isotopes used as nuclear fuels?

  • in reactors: yellowcake, a uranium oxide; after that probably metallic uranium
  • in stars: ordinary hydrogen; after that helium