Chemistry In Focus
Chemistry In Focus
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ISBN: 9781305084476
Author: Tro, Nivaldo J., Neu, Don.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 1E
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The occurrence of radioactivity and its harmful effect on a living organism on a molecular level are to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Radioactivity is the property of the substances which emit radiation.

Radioactivity or radioactive decay is the process of emission of very small high-energy particles from the unstable nuclei of a radioactive atom.

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