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14/03/24

Radioactive Elements

Maitri

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Uranium: Uranium is a radioactive element that can be found in soil, air, water, rocks, plants and food. Uranium decays or breaks down very slowly into other elements including radium and radon.

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Radium: Radium is a radioactive metal that can be found at varying levels throughout Vermont and the entire Earth—in soil, water, rocks, plants and food.

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Radon: Radon is a radioactive gas that has no colour, smell or taste. Radon comes from the decay of uranium, which is a radioactive element found naturally in the Earth’s crust.

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Polonium: Polonium (Po-210) is a radioactive material that occurs naturally at very low concentrations in the environment.

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Cobalt-60: Cobalt-60, a radioactive isotope of cobalt is used to destroy carcinogenic cells.

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Plutonium: It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized.

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Thorium: Thorium is a weakly radioactive light silver metal which tarnishes olive gray when it is exposed to air, forming thorium dioxide; it is moderately soft and malleable and has a high melting point.

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Francium: It is extremely radioactive; its most stable isotope, francium-223, has a half-life of only 22 minutes. It is the second-most electropositive element, behind only caesium, and is the second rarest naturally occurring element.

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