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qbkr21
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December 03, 2008, 06:09:34 PM »
What elements on the periodic table are radioactive, and is there a general trend to where you can tell if one element is more radioactive then another?
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Technetium is radioactive. Proton number 43.
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Dear
qbkr21
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“Correct” interpretation can give you already a lot of information,
as all is relative
:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_stability
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