Labels:book | reckoner OCR: RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES Certain isotopes of certain elements that decay to produce other isotopes of the same ora different element This process is called rad ioactive decay During process particles blast outward from the unstable atom accompanied by radiation and heat Every isotope decays ata parricular rate that Is constant and can be measured in the laboratory Depending on the isotope its decay can take from days billions ofvears thar radioacrive particular rare vears