Which materials undergo radioactive decay? Check all that apply.

atoms that are unstable

elements that have a half-life

atoms that release energy and particles

elements that have turned into a new element

elements that have a consistent number of particles

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Issac Medina

Biology

29 October, 18:55

Which materials undergo radioactive decay? Check all that apply.

atoms that are unstable

elements that have a half-life

atoms that release energy and particles

elements that have turned into a new element

elements that have a consistent number of particles

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Joe Skinner · Answer 1

Atoms that are unstable undergo radioactive decay,

Elements with half life (that's how we know that it decayed),

Atoms that release energy and particles (like alpha beta and gamma particles) and,

Elements that have turned into a new element (as in radioactive decay no. of protons can decrease)

And to be precise the elements that have neutron to proton ratio of more than 1 undergo radioactive decay, since the nuclear attraction gets all weird after that.

Izabella Peters · Answer 2

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Which materials undergo radioactive decay? Check all that apply.atoms that are unstableelements that have a half-lifeatoms that release energy and particleselements that have turned into a new elementelements that have a consistent number of particles

Which materials undergo radioactive decay? Check all that apply.

atoms that are unstable

elements that have a half-life

atoms that release energy and particles

elements that have turned into a new element

elements that have a consistent number of particles