As Radioactive Atoms Decay,energy Is _________

question 19

Multiple Choice

As radioactive atoms decay,energy is _________.

• A)absorbed
• B)released
• C)neither absorbed nor released
• D)may be absorbed or released,depending on which isotope is involved in the decay

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Definitions:

Externalities

Costs or benefits that affect parties who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.

Produced

Refers to goods or services that have been created as a result of a manufacturing or production process.

Coase Theorem

An economic theory proposing that under conditions of no transaction costs, parties can negotiate and arrive at efficient resource allocation and solution to externalities regardless of initial property rights allocation.

Number Of People

A quantitative measure of the people involved or affected in a particular context.