The fundamental id and habits of a radioactive, artificial steel are essentially decided by the structure of its atoms. This structure is outlined by the variety of positively charged particles throughout the nucleus, the variety of impartial particles additionally residing within the nucleus, and the variety of negatively charged particles orbiting the nucleus.
The amount of constructive nuclear particles dictates the aspect’s atomic quantity and its place on the periodic desk. Variations within the variety of impartial nuclear particles end in totally different isotopes of the identical aspect, every with distinct nuclear properties. The association of the orbiting damaging particles dictates the chemical properties and bonding habits of the aspect.