In nuclear science a decay chain refers to the predictable series of radioactive disintegrations undergone by the nuclei of certain unstable chemical elements. Radioactive isotopes do not usually decay directly to stable isotopes, but rather into another radioisotope.

Uranium, radium, and thorium occur in three natural decay series, headed by uranium-238, thorium-232, and uranium-235, respectively. In nature, the radionuclides in these three series are approximately in a state of secular equilibrium, in which the activities of all radionuclides within each series are nearly equal.

2024年4月22日 · Radioactive decay is the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation. Example decay chains illustrate how radioactive atoms can go through many transformations as they become stable and no longer radioactive.

U-238 and U-235 together with their decay products form a “decay chain” or “series” the final decay product of which is a stable isotope of lead. Equilibrium occurs when a fixed ratio exists between the activity of a parent radionuclide and that of its radioactive decay product(s).

This radioactive decay chain consists of unstable heavy atomic nuclei that decay through a sequence of alpha and beta decays until a stable nucleus is achieved. In the case of the uranium series, the stable nucleus is lead-206.

This radioactive decay chain consists of unstable heavy atomic nuclei that decay through a sequence of alpha and beta decays until a stable nucleus is achieved. In the case of the uranium series, the stable nucleus is lead-206.

The radioactive decay series of 238 U is complex and produces alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. The figure below shows the important isotopes in the decay series, indicates whether the primary decay mode is via alpha or beta emission, and gives the half-life.

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Yes, uranium does decay to lead through a series of radioactive decay processes known as a decay chain. Uranium-238, for example, undergoes a series of alpha and beta decays to eventually become lead-206.

This Factsheet shows the radioactive decay chain of uranium238, the resulting products, the radition emitted in the process and the timescales involved. The half-life of Uranium238 is 4.47 billion years.