Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Hazards and Uses of Radiation.
The random process in which an unstable nucleus releases radiation to become more stable.
Radioactive decay appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Atomic structure, especially Hazards and Uses of Radiation and Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes.
Atomic structure
Hazards and Uses of Radiation • Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes
Atomic structure
Nuclear Radiation • Half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay
Atomic structure
Nuclear Radiation • Nuclear equations
Atomic structure
Nuclear Radiation • Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation
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