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Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles (radiation).

Decay is said to occur in the parent nucleus and produces a daughter nucleus.

This is a random process, i.e.

it is impossible to predict the decay of individual atoms..

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