If radioactive elements decay over time, and after turning into other radioactive elements one day turn into a stable element (e.g. Uranium -> Radium -> Radon -> Polonium -> Lead): Does this mean one day there will be no radioactive elements left on earth?
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Theoretically, yes. Elements higher than iron on the periodic table are only made in supernova events. Realistically, earth would be swallowed by the sun when it turns into a red giant long before.
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