4.06 Quiz Radioactivity

Question: Radioactive decay __________.

Answer: gives off heat

Question: Why would an atomic nucleus give off a particle?

Answer: to become stable

Question: When does an element become a different element?

Answer: only when the number of protons in the nucleus changes

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