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The chief isotopes, carbon-12 and carbon-13, are not. However, carbon-14, a heavier isotope, is unstable and slowly decays, with a half-life of 5730 years. This makes it valuable to determine the age of fossils, by measuring their C-14 content.
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Is carbon a natural radioactive element?
no... omg
Is carbon an stable element?
Carbon is non-radioactive excepting the isotope carbon-14.
What happens when radioactive element decays?
Carbon gets released
What radioactive element has six electrons and eight neutrons?
The element is carbon and the isotope is 6C14
What is a radiocarbon?
Radiocarbon is another name for carbon 14, which is a weakly radioactive isotope of the element carbon.
What is a radioactive element contained in all living things?
Carbon-14
What characterizes a radioactive element?
As radioactive element is an element that is on the Priodic Table of Elements. A Radioactive Element is usually radioactive.
Which radioactive element does not melt?
The melting points of elements 104 to 118 are not firmly established but they are all solid at room temperature and so it is assumed that they melt at some temperature.Helium and carbon do not melt. Helium is not radioactive but carbon does have isotopes: C-13 and C-14 which are radioactive.
After the nucleus of a radioactive element undergoes changes the element can transform into what?
In nature, it can transform into another element that is stable. Example: carbon-14 into nitrogen-14.
Is the element sodium radioactive or non-radioactive?
non radioactive element
Do Elements become radioactive when the strong nuclear force overcomes the repulsive electrostatic force?
No. Radioactive elements are normally a result of the atom actually being an isotope of that element. An isotope is an atom of an element that has a different amount of neutrons than the norm. For example, the normal amount of neutrons in a Carbon atom is six, but Carbon-14 has eight, and Carbon-16 has ten. These isotopes are normally radioactive.
How do you use radioactive element in a sentence?
A radioactive element is one that discharges radiation. Uranium is a radioactive element. A radioactive element is very dangerous if you don't have protective clothing. You should never go near a radioactive element.
