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- Decay_chain abstract "In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to the radioactive decay of different discrete radioactive decay products as a chained series of transformations. Most radioactive isotopes do not decay directly to a stable state, but rather undergo a series of decays until eventually a stable isotope is reached.Decay stages are referred to by their relationship to previous or subsequent stages. A parent isotope is one that undergoes decay to form a daughter isotope. The daughter isotope may be stable or it may decay to form a daughter isotope of its own. The daughter of a daughter isotope is sometimes called a granddaughter isotope.The time it takes for a single parent atom to decay to an atom of its daughter isotope can vary widely, not only for different parent-daughter chains, but also for identical pairings of parent and daughter isotopes. While the decay of a single atom occurs spontaneously, the decay of an initial population of identical atoms over time t, follows a decaying exponential distribution, e−λt, where λ is called a decay constant. Because of this exponential nature, one of the properties of an isotope is its half-life, the time by which half of an initial number of identical parent radioisotopes have decayed to their daughters. Half-lives have been determined in laboratories for thousands of radioisotopes (or, radionuclides). These can range from nearly instantaneous to as much as 1019 years or more.The intermediate stages each emit the same amount of radioactivity as the original radioisotope (though not the same energy). When equilibrium is achieved, a granddaughter isotope is present in direct proportion to its half-life; but since its activity is inversely proportional to its half-life, each nuclide in the decay chain finally contributes as much radioactivity as the head of the chain, though not the same energy. For example, uranium-238 is weakly radioactive, but pitchblende, a uranium ore, is 13 times more radioactive than the pure uranium metal of the same amount because of the radium and other daughter isotopes it contains. Not only are unstable radium isotopes significant radioactivity emitters, but as the next stage in the decay chain they also generate radon, a heavy, inert, naturally occurring radioactive gas. Rock containing thorium and/or uranium (such as some granites) emits radon gas that can accumulate in enclosed places such as basements or underground mines. Radon exposure is considered the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers.".
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- Decay_chain wikiPageExternalLink isotopes.htm.
- Decay_chain wikiPageExternalLink livechart.
- Decay_chain wikiPageExternalLink chain.html.
- Decay_chain wikiPageExternalLink www.nndc.bnl.gov.
- Decay_chain wikiPageExternalLink www.nucleonica.com.
- Decay_chain wikiPageExternalLink index.php?title=Help%3ADecay_Engine.
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- Decay_chain wikiPageID "197774".
- Decay_chain wikiPageRevisionID "603387070".
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- Decay_chain subject Category:Radioactivity.
- Decay_chain comment "In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to the radioactive decay of different discrete radioactive decay products as a chained series of transformations. Most radioactive isotopes do not decay directly to a stable state, but rather undergo a series of decays until eventually a stable isotope is reached.Decay stages are referred to by their relationship to previous or subsequent stages. A parent isotope is one that undergoes decay to form a daughter isotope.".
- Decay_chain label "Cadena de desintegración".
- Decay_chain label "Catena di decadimento".
- Decay_chain label "Chaîne de désintégration".
- Decay_chain label "Decay chain".
- Decay_chain label "Szereg promieniotwórczy".
- Decay_chain label "Vervalreeks".
- Decay_chain label "Zerfallsreihe".
- Decay_chain label "Радиоактивные ряды".
- Decay_chain label "崩壊系列".
- Decay_chain label "衰變鏈".
- Decay_chain sameAs Rozpadová_řada.
- Decay_chain sameAs Zerfallsreihe.
- Decay_chain sameAs Cadena_de_desintegración.
- Decay_chain sameAs Chaîne_de_désintégration.
- Decay_chain sameAs Catena_di_decadimento.
- Decay_chain sameAs 崩壊系列.
- Decay_chain sameAs 방사성_붕괴_계열.
- Decay_chain sameAs Vervalreeks.
- Decay_chain sameAs Szereg_promieniotwórczy.
- Decay_chain sameAs m.01c2_z.
- Decay_chain sameAs Q191645.
- Decay_chain sameAs Q191645.
- Decay_chain wasDerivedFrom Decay_chain?oldid=603387070.
- Decay_chain depiction Radioactive_decay_chains_diagram.svg.
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