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Why are some elements radioactive and some not?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (24944points) February 15th, 2021

Just wondering.

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Caravanfan's avatar

It depends on the stability of the nucleus. As nuclei get bigger, they get less stable and therefore are radioactive.

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RocketGuy's avatar

Here is everything you would ever want to know about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_decay

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KRD's avatar

Depends on the nucleus.

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