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Radioactivity

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Which isotope of carbon is used in radiocarbon dating?

Carbon-14. Because carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope that decays over time, organisms with less carbon-14 are older due to radioactive decay.

An atom has 6 protons, 10 neutrons, and 6 electrons. What is its atomic number?

How is the atomic number of an element calculated?

The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons.

In uranium - 235 what does 235 represent?

Atomic mass number

Isotopes have a different number of......

neutrons

What are the three subatomic particles that make up an atom?

Proton, neutrons, and electrons.

How many Neutrons does Caesium-137 have?

How many Neutrons does Cobalt-60 have?

What is a radioisotopes?

Unstable isotopes that are radioactive

What is the procces of emitting ionising radiation called?

radioactive decay

How many Neutrons does Nitrogen-15 have?

How many Protons does Tantalum have?

What are the three types of Radioactive Decay?

Alpha, Beta (-), Beta (+)