What is radioactivity? What is radiation? Are the related? Learn with Kimavi in just one minute!

Radioactivity: The process in which unstable atoms emit particles and energy due to their instability, resulting in the transformation of the atoms into different elements.

Radiation: Energy emitted in the form of particles or waves.

Yes, they are related – radioactivity is one of the ways in which radiation is produced.

Examples of radioactivity: Uranium-235 decaying into Thorium-231, Carbon-14 decaying into Nitrogen-14, and Radon-222 decaying into Polonium-218.

Examples of radiation: Gamma rays, X-rays, and alpha particles.

Examples of radiation produced by radioactivity: Alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons.

Examples of everyday items that produce radiation: Smoke detectors, fluorescent lightbulbs, nuclear power plants, and medical imaging equipment.

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