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Which radioactive waste can be stored for decay and then safely released into the environment?

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Natalka [10]1 year ago

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The radioactive waste can be stored for decay and then safely released into the environment is N-16.

<h3>What are the types of decay?</h3>

Decays can be of three types: alpha, beta and gamma. Each of them corresponds to a different radioactive particle, which changes the nucleus of the emitting atom according to its characteristics.

Nitrogen 16 ( 16 N ) is the unstable isotope of nitrogen whose nucleus consists of 7 protons and 9 neutrons. Its period is 7.13 s.

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3. Evolution of gas : A chemical change also occurs when a gas is evolved on mixing 2 substances.

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