radioactive decay
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| radioactive decay | |
| —n | |
| Sometimes shortened to: decay, Also called: disintegration disintegration of a nucleus that occurs spontaneously or as a result of electron capture. One or more different nuclei are formed and usually particles and gamma rays are emitted | |
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Radioactive decay
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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radioactive decay  (rā'dē-ō-āk'tĭv) Pronunciation Key
The spontaneous transformation of an unstable atomic nucleus into a lighter one, in which radiation is released in the form of alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, and other particles. The rate of decay of radioactive substances such as carbon 14 or uranium is measured in terms of their half-life. See also decay, radioisotope. |
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Example sentences
Materials that emit this kind of radiation are said to be radioactive and to undergo radioactive decay.
Hence, there is a rapid reduction in the inventory and radiation dose rate because of natural radioactive decay.
Ionization is also triggered by ultraviolet light, fires and the radioactive decay of certain elements.
The point of the experiment is that radioactive decay is a quantum process.
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