Why do radioisotopes lose their protons and not electrons since it’s the neutrons that are holding the protons together in the nucleus and it’s the electrons that are free to roam around randomly?
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Their nuclei are unstable, so they break down, or decay, and emit radiation.
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What makes the nucleus of a radioisotope unstable?
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The nucleus may be unstable because it has too many protons or an unstable ratio of protons to neutrons.
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