Radioactive Decay Occurs When

question 34

Multiple Choice

Radioactive decay occurs when

• A) bacteria and other microscopic organisms digest nuclear particles.
• B) a nucleus is struck and broken into pieces by a fast moving particle.
• C) an atom loses one or more orbital electrons.
• D) a nucleus emits a particle spontaneously
• E) two or more nuclei fuse together.

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