Matter can be made to undergo nuclear decay in reactors, but it is a process that occurs spontaneously in nature.
Alpha
All nuclear decay is spontaneous.
That depends on the nuclear decay type. For gamma decay, the identity does NOT change, but for alpha and beta, it does.
Natural chromium is stable and does not decay/
Matter can be made to undergo nuclear decay in reactors, but it is a process that occurs spontaneously in nature.
No, an input of energy is not required for nuclear decay to happen in an atom. Nuclear decay is a spontaneous process that occurs when an unstable nucleus emits particles or energy to become more stable.
Alpha
During radioactive decay, the energy transformation that occurs is the conversion of nuclear potential energy within the unstable atomic nucleus into various forms of energy such as heat, electromagnetic radiation (gamma rays), and kinetic energy of emitted particles (alpha and beta particles).
what are the forms of nuclear decay
nuclear decay, such as alpha decay or beta decay.
Radioactive Decay occurs naturally all around us. If you test for radiation with a Geiger Counter, you will find that it picks up radiation in the air around you. Mostly, however, radioactive decay occurs in the earth's crust. I cannot name a specific element, as there are many that decay.
Nuclear fission is not a common form of natural radioactive decay. Nuclear fission occurs when a heavy atomic nucleus splits into smaller nuclei, releasing energy in the process, but it is primarily associated with artificial processes such as nuclear power generation or nuclear weapons.
In nuclear science, transmutation is where one chemical element or isotope is converted into another. It occurs when materials decay, or it can be caused by nuclear reaction.
The forces that govern atomic decay are the weak nuclear force and electromagnetic force. The weak nuclear force is responsible for processes like beta decay, while the electromagnetic force is involved in processes like gamma decay. These forces act on the subatomic particles within the nucleus to cause them to change states and decay into more stable configurations.
Alpha nuclear decay
All nuclear decay is spontaneous.