Atoms and Atomic Structure
Radioactive Decay
What happens during radioactive decay?
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Wiki User
03/13/2017
Radioactive decay is the process where the nucleus of an atom changes into another type of nucleus and produces a particle at the same time.
Wiki User
02/18/2017
One isotope converts into another isotope. In the process, it will typically emit an alpha particle, or a beta particle (electron or positron), or energy in the form of gamma radiation.
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