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radioactivity
/ˈɹeɪdioʊˌækˌtɪvəˌti/, /ˌɹeɪdioʊˌækˈtɪvəˌti/
Radioactivity
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the emission of ionizing radiation or particles caused by the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei in radioactive substances
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The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel while studying the properties of uranium salts.
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