Physics, asked by rupali2972, 9 months ago

What is Radioactivity?

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Answers

Answered by luckysharma12
2

Answer:

Radioactivity is the tendency of an atom to emit ionizing radiation in the form of ionizing particles, sich as alpha or beta particles, or even rays like gamma rays. Higher radioactive substances are usually unstable isotopes, such as isotopes with a lot of neutrons in them.

I'm pretty sure everyone has heard of the element uranium. It is weakly radioactive, having a life span of around

159

,

000

4

,

500

,

000

,

000

years.

Hope this helps!

Answered by Anonymous
4

Answer:

Radioactivity is a source of immense energy with a long and dangerous history.A radioactive atom spontaneously emits energetic particles or waves.Radioactivity was discovered by the French scientist Antoine Henri Becquerel in 1986.

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