Physics A-Level
Spontaneity of radioactive decay
What Spontaneity of radioactive decay means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Spontaneity of radioactive decay
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Reference: OCR
The decay is not triggered by external factors such as temperature, pressure or chemical state, and cannot be predicted or controlled.
Topics that use Spontaneity of radioactive decay
- Radioactivity (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Absorber
- Alpha decay
- Beta-minus decay
- Beta-plus decay
- Carbon-14 and half-life
- Corrected count rate
- Decay constant
- Experimental measurement of half-life
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