radioactive element

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radioactive
adjective
uk
/ˌreɪ.di.əʊˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˌreɪ.di.oʊˈæk.tɪv/
having or producing powerful and dangerous energy that comes from the breaking up ...
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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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Instead of having aradioactiveelementin one's pocket, one can simulate the probability distributions with the computer, using the equations given above.
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Americium is a highlyradioactiveelement.
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Working with the mineral pitchblende, the pair discovered a newradioactiveelementin 1898.
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The second-lightest, exclusivelyradioactiveelement, promethium, has an atomic number of 61.
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It was the first non-primordialradioactiveelementto be isolated.
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In addition, theradioactiveelementhas been replaced with a more mystical element.
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The rocket was carrying two small containers of cobalt 57, aradioactiveelement.
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It also showed that aradioactiveelementmay have more than one atomic mass though the chemical properties are identical.
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The luminous dial or betalight contained the mildlyradioactiveelementtritium, which later caused some concern about safety.
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The study found that eleven carcinogenic compounds could be found in third-hand smoke, including theradioactiveelementpolonium-210.
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It is an extremelyradioactiveelementthat has only been created in the laboratory and has not been observed in nature.
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After suffering from a heart attack, he received a pacemaker, mounted to his chest, fabricated from the deadly,radioactiveelementcarbonadium.
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A rare and highlyradioactiveelementwith no stable isotopes, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and tellurium, and it occurs in uranium ores.
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In alpha decay theradioactiveelementdecays by emitting a helium nucleus (2 protons and 2 neutrons), giving another element, plus helium-4.
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The chemical properties of theradioactiveelementwill determine how mobile the substance is and how likely it is to spread into the environment and contaminate humans.
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She discovered it was four times more radioactive than pure uranium, and wondered if this was due to the presence of an even moreradioactiveelementin the pitchblende.
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The hot springs were named after theradioactiveelementwhen an analysis of the water showed that it contained small traces of radon which is a decay product of radium.
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