GK
CHEMISTRY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Atoms of a radioactive element can change into atoms of another element by emitting radiation.
|
|
True
|
|
|
False
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What happens to atoms after they release radiation? As the nucleus emits radiation or disintegrates, the radioactive atom (radionuclide) transforms to a different nuclide. This process is called radioactive decay.
Detailed explanation-2: -Radioactive decay involves the spontaneous transformation of one element into another. The only way that this can happen is by changing the number of protons in the nucleus (an element is defined by its number of protons).
Detailed explanation-3: -The radioactivity of an element is not affected by any other element compounded by it.
There is 1 question to complete.