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- decay_mode1 = Beta emission| decay_energy1 = 0.018590| decay_product ... and no neutrons. Tritium emits low-energy beta radiation that cannot penetrate ...18 KB (2,638 words) - 16:50, 5 November 2022
- Zirconium (chemical symbol Zr, atomic number 40) is a strong, lustrous, gray-white metal that resembles titanium. It is obtained chiefly from ...16 KB (2,114 words) - 06:08, 13 June 2023
- Lead (chemical symbol Pb, atomic number 82) is a soft, heavy metal. Bluish white when freshly cut, it tarnishes to dull gray when exposed to ...18 KB (2,664 words) - 18:43, 25 October 2022
- (11.2 percent) by electron capture and positron emission, and it decays to stable 40Ca (calcium-40) (88.8 percent) by beta decay. The half-life of ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- Rhodium (chemical symbol Rh, atomic number 45) is a rare, silvery-white, inert metal. It is a member of the platinum group of elements and is ...13 KB (1,685 words) - 20:04, 8 December 2022
- initially forming 239U; two subsequent beta decays then form 239Pu (with ... emission; the primary mode after is beta emission. The primary decay products ...37 KB (5,382 words) - 08:10, 24 November 2022
- five can decay into isotopes of hafnium-72 by the emission of alpha particles (corresponding to nuclei of helium-4). Alpha decay has been observed (in ...17 KB (2,431 words) - 18:45, 2 May 2023
- although the nature of the emitted radiation (alpha, beta, or gamma, and the energy), its consequent capacity to cause ionization in tissues, and the ...14 KB (1,935 words) - 19:12, 26 November 2023
- * 32P; a beta-emitter (1.71 MeV) with a half-life of 14.3 days which ... * 33P; a beta-emitter (0.25 MeV) with a half-life of 25.4 days. It ...25 KB (3,622 words) - 22:45, 28 March 2023
- electron capture and the primary mode after is beta decay. The primary decay products before 59Co are element 26 (iron) isotopes, and the primary products ...13 KB (1,769 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that belongs to a group of chemical elements known as halogens. At ordinary temperatures ...15 KB (2,040 words) - 17:07, 10 December 2023
- warmed above 13.2 °C, it changes into white or beta tin, which is metallic and has a tetragonal structure. When cooled, it slowly returns to the gray ...16 KB (2,335 words) - 23:38, 30 April 2023
- 241Pu which in turn decayed into 241Am via beta decay. Seaborg was granted ... than neptunium or uranium. Alpha emission from 241Am is approximately ...9 KB (1,328 words) - 06:50, 25 July 2023
- from thallium's bright green spectral emission lines. Crookes and Claude-Auguste Lamy isolated the metal independently of each other in 1862. ...13 KB (1,784 words) - 15:06, 30 April 2023
- or concentrated mineral acids with the emission of hydrogen. It is soft ... capture, and the primary mode after is beta minus decay. The primary decay ...10 KB (1,193 words) - 17:27, 12 February 2024
- Gold (chemical symbol Au; atomic number 79) has long been valued as a noble metal and a symbol of purity, durability, and royalty. Its attractive ...28 KB (4,319 words) - 04:05, 24 May 2024
- equipment, improving the electron emission of heated cathodes. * It has been used in gas tungsten arc welding electrodes and heat-resistant ceramics. ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 23:00, 30 April 2023
- * emission of very high energy photons, called gamma rays ... X-rays (those with precisely defined emission lines) may be emitted. ...22 KB (3,405 words) - 00:39, 17 November 2022
- Molybdenum (chemical symbol Mo, atomic number 42) is a silvery white, soft metal. It has one of the highest melting points of all pure elements ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 19:51, 9 November 2022
- Category:Public number=78 | symbol=Pt | name=platinum | left=iridium | right=gold | above=Pd | below=Ds | color1=#ffc0c0 | color2=black ...14 KB (2,002 words) - 08:01, 24 November 2022
