Nuclear

CARBON CARBON-13 CARBON-14

6 PROTONS 6 PROTONS 6PROTONS

6 NEUTRONS 6 NEUTRONS 6 NEUTRONS

Isotopes: An Isotope is an element with the same amount of

protons, but different amount of neurons.
Unstable isotopes are radioactive and the process of them becoming
more stable is called radioactive decay, releases energy, and usually
creates a new element.
Types of Radiation elements Alpha
can undergo to achieve a Can barely pass through a
more stable nucleus sheet of paper

Beta
Can barely pass Alpha Gamma
through about Beta Canpass through
3mm of aluminum Gamma several centimeters
foil Lead of lead
Aluminum

Alpha Decay Example Equation When an element spits out

210 4
84
PO
2 +
206
82 PB
an alpha particle it loses two
protons and two neutrons

Half-life: The Half-Life of a radioactive isotope is the time it

takes for half of the radioactive isotope to decay from unstable to stable
Half-lives can be very long, for example Carbon 14's half-life is 5,730 years.