| radioactivity |
Nuclear transformation, either by natural or artificial means, resulting in emission of energy in the form of alpha, beta or gamma rays.
Ãâó: jced.jocogov.org/investigations/inv_definitions.ht...
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| radioactivity |
A behavior of an element in which nuclei are undergoing change and emitting particles. This occurs naturally in approximately fifty elements. It can be produced artificially.
Ãâó: www.nuenergy.org/alt/glossary.htm
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| radioactivity |
the property of an element to emit energy through disintegration of the nuclei of its atoms.
Ãâó: www.southerncompany.com/southernnuclear/glossary.a...
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| radioactivity |
The release of energy by rare, heavy elements when their nuclei decay into lighter nuclei.
Ãâó: www.pfm.howard.edu/astronomy/Chaisson/GLOSSARY/GLO...
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| radioactivity |
The property or characteristic of an unstable atomic nucleus to spontaneously transform with the emission of energy in the form of radiation.
Ãâó: dels.nas.edu/potassium_iodide/glossary.html
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