Fascinating. Are all elements stable, or do they degrade over time into lower elements / octaves? I ask that for the limited knowledge I have that uranium degrades over several half-lifes into lead. Or is that a special case and the other elements remain stable?
Isotopes are variations of the elements and may also be +/- variations of the elements themselves as they tend to decay into the next element on either side. This is another deep rabbit hole I have not gone into yet. There are tens of isotopes for each element, typcially with only a few reasonably stable for most.
Isotopes are same element with varying number of neutrons. Element is defined as specific number of protons/neutrons represented by element #.
Fascinating. Are all elements stable, or do they degrade over time into lower elements / octaves? I ask that for the limited knowledge I have that uranium degrades over several half-lifes into lead. Or is that a special case and the other elements remain stable?
Isotopes are variations of the elements and may also be +/- variations of the elements themselves as they tend to decay into the next element on either side. This is another deep rabbit hole I have not gone into yet. There are tens of isotopes for each element, typcially with only a few reasonably stable for most.
Isotopes are same element with varying number of neutrons. Element is defined as specific number of protons/neutrons represented by element #.
Interesting... with you so far.