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Section 2

Radioactivity

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Natural Radioactivity

Detectable amounts of radioactive material occurs naturally in soil, rocks, water, air, and vegetation.

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Radiation Detection

A radiation detector is a device used to detect, track, or identify high-energy particles.

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Radioactive Decay Series: Introduction

Radioactive decay series describe the decay of different discrete radioactive decay products as a chained series of transformations.

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Alpha Decay

In alpha decay an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle and transforms into an atom with smaller mass (by four) and atomic number (by two).

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Beta Decay

Beta decay is a type of radioactive decay in which a beta particle (an electron or a positron) is emitted from an atomic nucleus.

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Gamma Decay

Gamma decay is a process of emission of gamma rays that accompanies other forms of radioactive decay, such as alpha and beta decay.

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Half-Life and Rate of Decay; Carbon-14 Dating

Carbon-14 dating is a radiometric dating method that uses the radioisotope carbon-14 (14C) to estimate the age of object.

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Calculations Involving Half-Life and Decay-Rates

The half-life of a radionuclide is the time taken for half the radionuclide's atoms to decay.

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