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Radioactive decay (also
known as
nuclear decay, radioactivity,
radioactive disintegration, or
nuclear disintegration) is the
process by
which an unstable...
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Nuclear fallout is the
residual radioactive material propelled into the
upper atmosphere following a
nuclear blast, so
called because it "falls out" of...
- A
radionuclide (
radioactive nuclide,
radioisotope or
radioactive isotope) is a
nuclide that has
excess numbers of
either neutrons or protons,
giving it...
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Radioactive waste is a type of
hazardous waste that
contains radioactive material.
Radioactive waste is a
result of many activities,
including nuclear...
- Look up
radioactive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Radioactive describes something undergoing radioactive decay, the
process by
which an unstable...
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Radioactive contamination, also
called radiological pollution, is the
deposition of, or
presence of
radioactive substances on
surfaces or
within solids...
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harmfulness to
living organisms. A
common source of
ionizing radiation is
radioactive materials that emit α, β, or γ radiation,
consisting of
helium nuclei...
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Radioactive Man may
refer to:
Radioactive Man (comics), a
fictional character in the
Marvel Universe Radioactive Man (The Simpsons), a
fictional comic...
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Radioactive quackery is
quackery that
improperly promotes radioactivity as a
therapy for illnesses.
Unlike radiotherapy,
which is the
scientifically sound...
- Hahn (October 30, 1976 –
September 27, 2016),
sometimes called the "
Radioactive Boy Scout" and the "Nuclear Boy Scout" was an
American nuclear radiation...
