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What is radioactivity? Give any 2 uses of it.

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Radioactivity is the phenomenon exhibited by certain elements of spontaneously emitting radiation resulting from changes in the nuclei of atoms of the elements.


Two examples are:

Smoke detectors, because most of the residential smoke detectors contain a low-activity americium-241 source.
And watches, modern watches sometimes use a small quantity of hydrogen-3 (tritium) or promethium-147 as a source of light.
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