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Kiley
26 March, 18:06
Explain radioactive decay
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Jamison Bowman
26 March, 19:48
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Radioactive decay is the spontaneous breakdown of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of energy and matter from the nucleus. Remember that a radioisotope has unstable nuclei that does not have enough binding energy to hold the nucleus together.
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