Question

define radioactivity​

Answer 1

Answer:

The emission of ionizing radiation or particles caused by the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei.

Answer 2

As its name implies, radioactivity is the act of emitting radiation spontaneously. This is done by an atomic nucleus that, for some reason, is unstable; it "wants" to give up some energy in order to shift to a more stable configuration.

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