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butalik [34]
3 years ago
14

A sample of a uranium compound is found to be losing mass gradually. Explain what is happening to the sample.

Chemistry
1 answer:
irina [24]3 years ago
3 0

Explanation:

Uranium have an unstable nuclei , hence it  is a radioactive element , and radioactive element can undergo radioactive decay like the alpha decay , beta decay .

Radioactive decay is a spontaneous breakdown of the atomic nucleus which , results in the release of energy along with radioactive particles , like alpha , beta , gamma etc .

Hence ,

The mass is lost from a sample of uranium .

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