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प्रश्न
What is radioactivity?
उत्तर
Some atoms (for instance uranium) are unstable and tend to change into other types of atoms. When they change them release energy and sometimes particles. These atoms are radioactive and the energy or particles released is radiation. Radiation can damage materials, including living tissue.
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