Give a brief summary of what radioactive decay is, and give an example.

Q: What do we mean when we say a source is highly radioactive?

A: Radiation from the radioactive substances can be of many types ; alpha radiation, beta radiation and…

Q: hat are the 19 artificial radioactive elements?

A: The elements the following uranium on the periodic table are only produced artificially and are…

Q: What are Radioactive Isotopes ?

A: The term isotope is defined as two or more form of the same element which differs in the number of…

Q: Why is helium found in deposits of uranium and thoriumores? What kind of radioactive emission…

A: Radioactive isotopes contains unstable nucleus, which undergoes decay or the excess energy or…

Q: Explain why “weapons-grade” Uranium would not likely contain very much Uranium-23

A: Interpretation -  To explain why “weapons-grade” Uranium would not likely contain very much…

Q: What is a nuclear reactor?

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Q: A sample of a material has 200 radioactive particles in it today. Your grandfather measured 400…

A: The time in which any radioactive element remains half from its original value is called the…

Q: What are the nuclear radiations (name them)?

A: The forms of elementary particles or photons that are emitted from the nucleus of an atom during a…

Q: nuclear equations for the following processes.

A: The nuclear equation for the given process can be written as,

Q: Radon-222 decays to a stable nucleus by a series of three alpha emissions and two beta emissions.…

A: An alpha emission involves release of an alpha particle, and a beta emission involves release of a…

Q: What is the most radioactive chemical known?

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Q: Which element is most likely to be radioactive?

A: Radioactivity It is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus will lose energy through the…

Q: Which carbon isotope is not stable (radioactive)?

A: Isotopes are the elements, which have same atomic number and different nucleon number. It was…

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Q: Where are Uranium and plutonium found?

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Q: A nucleus Radon-222 decays by alpha emission, forming nucleus A. Nucleus A also decays by alpha…

A: The alpha emission of Radon-222 forming nucleus A is given by  Hence A is 21884Po

Q: Write the equation for the alpha decay of Uranium-238 (U-238). b) What is the element that is formed…

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Q: Explain how energy loss and nuclear stability are related to radioactive decay.

A: The relation between energy loss and nuclear stability is related to radioactive decay has to be…

Q: Why is uranium-235, and not uranium-238, the usual fuel of nuclear reactors?

A: Uranium-235 is nuclear fissile isotope, requires lower energy neutron fired on it to split  into…

Q: 233ра 'Pa

A: Radioactive decay series: It is series of radiochemistry in which transformation of one radioactive…

Q: Negatively charged particles of radiation emitted from the decay of radioactive substances are known…

A: A) Protons : It is one of the fundamental particle of an atom. It is basically  positively charged…

Q: 65 grams of a radioactive sample with a half-life of 6,000 years is allowed to decay for 75,000…

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Q: When the nuclide uranium-238 undergoes alpha decay: The name of the product nuclide is | The symbol…

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Q: What is meant by the activity of a radioactive material?

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Q: 4. The beta decay of iron-59

A: Given radioactive species is iron-59.Atomic number of iron is 26.In Beta decay reaction emission of…

Q: When the nuclide lead-214 undergoes beta decay: The name of the product nuclide is The symbol for…

A: Radioactive element undergoes radioactive decay to generate non radioactive element. During this…

Q: What is the reason for natural radioactive decay in light nuclei

A: Radioactive is a process through which a nucleus looses its energy by emitting radiation of…