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radioactivity?
random
decay
of an
unstable
nucleus due to its
size
= releases parts of
atom
and
energy
as
radiation
atomic mass number = number of
protons
and
neutrons
atomic number = number of
protons
or
electrons
isotope?
element
with
same
number of
protons
but
different
number of
electrons
three types of radiation?
1:
alpha
2:
beta
3:
Gamma