During the process of radioactive decay, the amounts of parent element and daughter element will change. Explain how the amounts of each will change through the decay process.

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kainui · Answer

The parent nucleus is what's radioactively decaying, and when it decays it turns into a more stable form. That new form is called the daughter nucleus, and over time more and more of this happens exponentially.

anonymous · Answer

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kainui · Answer

Haha you figured it out.

anonymous · Answer

sure did. :P