Answer: (3) different decay modes and different half-lives
Explanation: Potassium-37 and Potassium-42 have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons i.e. they have same atomic number but different mass number. They are isotopes. Thus K-37 and K-42 have different decay modes
K-37 is positron decay and K-42 is beta decay.
K-37 has a half life of 1.23 seconds and K-42 has a half life of 12.4 hrs.
Thus they have different decay modes and different half lives.
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The amount of charge on a single proton is equal to the amount of charge possessed by a single electron. A proton and an electron have an equal amount but an opposite type of charge. Thus, if an atom contains equal numbers of protons and electrons, the atom is described as being electrically neutral.
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Nighttime temperatures would be greatly reduced.
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The reactivity or passiveness of an element depends solely on how close it is to attain a noble gas configuration. This means the closer an element is to attain a noble gas configuration, the greater its reactivity in both direction, positively or negatively.
Alkali metals belong to group 1 of the periodic table while halogens belong to group 17 of the periodic table. This means they are just one electron away from achieving the stability of a noble gas configuration. While alkali metals need to lose one electron to form a univalent positive ion, halogens news to gain one electron to form a univalent negative ion.
They tend to go about this vigorously and as such undergo several chemical reactions because of that single electron they neeed.
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