What is radioactive decay?
Q: What is radioactive decay?
A: Radioactive decay is a phenomenon where some chemical elements have atoms that change over time.
Q: Are most chemical elements stable or unstable?
A: Most chemical elements are stable.
Q: What are stable elements made up of?
A: Stable elements are made up of atoms that stay the same.
Q: Do atoms change in a chemical reaction?
A: Even in a chemical reaction, the atoms themselves do not change ever.
Q: Who discovered radioactive decay?
A: Henri Becquerel discovered radioactive decay.
Q: Who coined the term radioactive decay?
A: Marie and Pierre Curie coined the term radioactive decay.
Q: When were Henri Becquerel and the Curies awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery?
A: Henri Becquerel and the Curies were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery in 1903.
