2006-06-06 02:41:04 · 2 answers · asked by ranmat_88 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Thanks santosh k, I wonder what will happens if a radioactive metal reacts with water? I would give the 10 point to any who answer this question and explain it too.
2006-06-06 02:54:59 · update #1
points*.......
2006-06-06 02:55:43 · update #2
The answer is, in general, exactly what happens when an acid reacts with a nonradioactive isotope of the same element. Chemical interactions (including all acid-base reactions) are governed by the configuration of the electron shell of an atom, whereas radioactivity is determined by the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. Neutrons do not have an electric charge and therefore do not affect the movements of the electrons, thus the number of neutrons, and by extension the radioactivity of an atom, is completely irrelevant to its chemical properties.
2006-06-06 03:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Pascal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Radioactivity is not influenced by Chemical Reactions.The compund formed would be radioactive too that's all.
2006-06-06 09:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by santosh k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋