ABC - DEF - GHI - JKL - MNO - PQRS - TUV - WXYZ Radioactive decay
Similar term(s): radioactive disintegration.
Definition:
The decrease in the [radiation intensity] of any radioactive material with the
passage of time due to the spontaneous emission of radiation from an atomic
nucleus.
Source & ©: University of Pennsylvania Environmental Health & Radiation
Safety
More:
The end product – called decay product, daughter product,
daughter isotope or daughter nuclide – is a less energetic, more stable nucleus.
Each decay process has a definite half-life.
Source & ©: GreenFacts
Related words: Radiation - Radioactivity
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