Different Elements Involved In Radioactive Decay Of Atoms

Atoms are extremely small particles that make up everything around us. In Greek, the word atom means that it can’t be cut but now we know that they can be cut. Atoms are made up of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. The nucleus is the center part of an atom and it’s made up of protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge while electrons have a negative charge and neutrons are just neutral or no charge.

Everything around us has different properties like reflecting light one way or another or maybe being a certain color or boiling at certain temperatures or being liquid or gas or a sold. These things are called elements and each have different and similar properties. If you keep breaking up those elements until they can’t be cut anymore

Ionization happens when an atom gains or loses an electron and it does not change what the element is (because the protons are still the same). Every atom is a balancing act between electromagnetic forces and the charges or forces of its nucleus. Radioactive decay is when one element suddenly transforms from one element into another. The only way that this happens is by changing how many protons are in a nucleus. Atoms that are involved with radioactive decay are called isotopes. Only some isotopes are involved in radioactive decay. The isotopes that decay are called radioactive isotopes and the ones those that aren’t generated by decay are called radiogenic isotopes. Some decay fast and some can even take several years to decay. This information can be very useful to scientists for safety reasons. Most radioactive isotopes do not decay to be stable right away by just letting go of one particle. What happens is that they undergo a series of decays and they release on particle at a time, until they eventually reach a stable state. This process is called a decay chain or nuclear

We're all exposed to low doses of radiation in our daily lives. They come from space, the air, and even from the Earth itself. High doses of this ionizing radiation are dangerous so we have to be careful about exposure. That's why doctors and dentists give us lead vests and leave the room before taking X-rays. However, not all radiation is bad. Radiation therapy is used to treat many cancers, and in many medical tests like X-rays. It is also used in smoke detectors that can save lives.

There are three main types of radioactive decay: alpha (α), beta (β), and gamma (γ). When an element decays, the main element's nucleus changes and turns into a different form of the element altogether. This is possible because during radioactive decay the number of protons in the nucleus can change. An atom converts from one element to another if the number of protons (the atomic number) changes, but not if the number of neutrons