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Nuclear Chemistry

Chemistry Inside the Atom

Do all isotopes of an element decay at the same rate?

No, actually each isotope decays at a unique rate. The most radioactive isotopes are those isotopes which decay most quickly. There are some elements (especially the heaviest ones) that don’t have any truly stable isotopes, and these can only be synthesized for fleeting amounts of time in laboratory settings.



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