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What is radioactivity ?

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The radiations emitted by radioactive elements are called radioactive radiations. The phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of certain unstable nuclei of atomic mass number with the emission of `alpha, beta and gamma` radiations is called natural radioactivity. Radioactivity produced artificially or induced by transmutation is called artificial or induced radioactivity.
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