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Explain that radiation is emitted from a nucleus in a spontaneous manner and that its direction is random.

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Cambridge IGCSE PhysicsNuclear physicsCore content

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Explain that radiation is emitted from a nucleus in a spontaneous manner and that its direction is random

This point belongs to The three types of nuclear emission, especially The three types of nuclear emission outcomes.
You need to be able to explain that radiation is emitted from a nucleus in a spontaneous manner and that its direction is random.
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