Multiple Choice
Radioactive decay occurs when
A) bacteria and other microscopic organisms digest nuclear particles.
B) a nucleus is struck and broken into pieces by a fast moving particle.
C) an atom loses one or more orbital electrons.
D) a nucleus emits a particle spontaneously
E) two or more nuclei fuse together.
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