Difference between revisions of "Unstable Isotope"

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Unstable Isotopes are isotopes which radioactively decay to form new stable isotopes of the same element or a different element.

An isotope may be unstable if:

An unstable isotope may decay causing it to transmute into a new element or a more stable isotope of the same element by releasing a particle from the nucleus.

An unstable isotope may be too massive so it can lose an alpha particle to become a less massive element or it can split into two smaller, more stable elements in a process called nuclear fission.

An unstable isotope may be vibrating with excess energy so to lose this energy it will emit gamma radiation.

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 ===About Unstable Isotopes===
-: An [[isotope]] may be '''unstable''' if it has too many, too few [[neutron]]s or the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] is too [[massive]].
+: An [[isotope]] may be '''unstable''' if:
+:*It has too many [[neutron]]s
+:*It has too few [[neutron]]s
+:*The [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] is too [[massive]].
+:*It has excess [[Vibrational Energy|vibrational energy]].
 : An '''unstable [[isotope]]''' may [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] causing it to transmute into a new [[element]] or a more [[Stable Isotope|stable isotope]] of the same [[element]] by releasing a [[particle]] from the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].
 : An '''unstable [[isotope]]''' may be too [[massive]] so it can lose an [[Alpha Particle|alpha particle]] to become a less [[massive]] [[element]] or it can split into two smaller, more [[Stable Isotope|stable]] [[element]]s in a process called [[Nuclear Fission|nuclear fission]].
+: An '''unstable [[isotope]]''' may be [[vibrate|vibrating]] with excess [[energy]] so to lose this [[energy]] it will [[emit]] [[Gamma Radiation|gamma radiation]].