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Write any three features of natural and artificial radioactivity.
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Solution
| Natural radioactivity | Artificial radioactivity |
| 1. Emission of radiation due to the self-disintegration of a nucleus. | 1. Emission of radiation due to the disintegration of a nucleus through the induced process. |
| 2. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma radiations are emitted. | 2. Mostly elementary particles such as neutron, positron, etc. are emitted. |
| 3. It is a spontaneous process. | 3. It is an induced process. |
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