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Leto [7]
3 years ago
7

Unstable isotopes undergo radioactive decay. what occurs during radioactive decay?

Chemistry
1 answer:
mel-nik [20]3 years ago
5 0
Here is what radioactive decay is:
<span>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.</span>
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