(a)
Interpretation:
The impossibility of getting a complete pure sample of any radioactive isotope is to be explained.
Concept Introduction:
Radioactive isotope is an atom which is unstable because of its high nuclear energy. This energy is been utilized as the gamma radiation and to produce a new particle from the nucleus of an atom.
(b)
Interpretation:
In a radioactive isotope the beta emission has a new isotope with the
Concept Introduction:
Radioactive isotope is an atom which is unstable because of its high nuclear energy. This energy is been utilized as the gamma radiation and to produce a new particle from the nucleus of an atom.
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