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Explain the following:(a) It is impossible to have a completely pure sample of any radioactive isotope.(b) Beta emission of a radioactive isotope creates a new isotope with an atomic number one unit higher than that of the radioactive isotope.
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A radioactive isotope, also known as a radioisotope, is an isotope that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable form. Show more…
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