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radiation > radioactivity

Preferred term

radioactivity  

Definition

  • The property possessed by some atomic nuclei of disintegrating spontaneously, with loss of energy through emission of a charged particle and/or gamma radiation.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/6925

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