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प्रश्न
What is meant by Radioactivity?
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उत्तर
Process of spontaneous emission of α or β and γ radiations from the nuclei of atoms during their decay.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following questions based on a hot cathode ray tube
Name the charged particles
Name a gas caused by the Greenhouse effect
What kind of change takes place in a nucleus when a β -particle is emitted?
In the following fig. shows a radioactive source S in a thick lead container. The radiations pass through an electric field between the plates P and Q. Complete the diagram to show the paths of α , β and γ radiations.

Why is the source S placed in a thick lead container?
A radioactive substance is oxidized. What changes would you expect to take place in the nature of radioactivity? Explain your answer.
A certain nucleus A (mass number 238 and atomic number 92) is radioactive and becomes a nucleus B (mass number 234 and atomic number 90) by the loss of one particle.
What particle was emitted?
What are the types of emission?
How is a zinc sulphide screen affected when a cathode ray beam strikes it?
Name a common device where a hot cathode ray tube is used.
A radioactive nucleus \[\ce{^A_ZX}\] undergoes spontaneous decay in the sequence \[\ce{^A_ZX -> _{Z-1 }B -> _{Z-3}C -> _{Z-2}D }\], where Z is the atomic number of element X. The possible decay particles in the sequence are ______.
