Physics
What is meant by radioactivity? Name two radioactive substances.
Radioactivity
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Radioactivity is a nuclear phenomenon. It is the process of spontaneous emission of α or β and γ radiations from the nucleus of atoms during their decay.
Uranium and Polonium are radioactive substances.
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