Radioactivity is the random and spontaneous breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei involving the emission of alpha, beta or gamma...

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All particles can show wave-like properties. The de Broglie wavelength of a particle indicates the length scale at which wave...

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For a particular decay mechanism, the radioactive decay constant for a nuclide is defined as the probability per unit time...

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The half-life of a sample of a radioactive nuclide is defined as the time interval during which half the nuclei in a sample...

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