That's pretty neat, maybe a bit above me but I definitely find it to be interesting. I think i understand it enough to help me with my questions and if I don't, I will. Thanks.
Thats what I have been doing, the researching of the isotopes that is. This sort of thing was never an interest to me so I never paid full attention when it was being taught and now I find myself working on a personal project and needing to know such things. I have about 8 more questions from...
I think the difference of unstable compounds and unstable elements may have caused my confusion. So He-4 is stable and nonreactive, Na-23 would be stable and reactive, any isotope of Fr is reactive and unstable, and He-7 is nonreactive and unstable? Am i beginning to grasp this?
Really wishing I had paid more attention in high school. I assumed that reactive meant that the element either needed to gain or lose electrons causing it to "want" to grab onto another or be grabbed. Sodium being an example. If I am correct with that part, this next part is where I am picking...
Housteen or Houstin gets pronounced, Who-steen. Yustin gets pronounced just the way it is spelled. My wife likes to say it Housteeeeen. I have argued that if I was born and grew up a Justin, then no matter where I go, my name is Justin. never Houstin or Yustin but there is a part of me that...
First of all, I am glad I could join. I have found myself in the type of situation that I have a wonderful ability of getting myself into. I am in way over my head in a subject that I can't even tread water in. My facebook friends can't help me and Wikipedia just confuses me. My real name is...