Introduction to Radioactive Materials

Askari Mohammad Bagher; Mirzaei Vahid; Mirhabibi Mohsen

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Introduction to Radioactive Materials

Askari Mohammad Bagher, Mirzaei Vahid, Mirhabibi Mohsen

Published in International Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (Volume 3, Issue 3)

Received: 23 May 2014 Accepted: 29 May 2014 Published: 30 May 2014

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Abstract

Radioactivity is a part of nature. Everything is made of atoms. Radioactive atoms are unstable; that is, they have too much energy. When radioactive atoms spontaneously release their extra energy, they are said to decay. All radioactive atoms decay eventually, though they do not all decay at the same rate. After releasing all their excess energy, the atoms become stable and are no longer radioactive. The time required for decay depends upon the type of atom. When the nucleus of a radionuclide spontaneously gives up its extra energy, that energy is called ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation may take the form of alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays.

Published in	International Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (Volume 3, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijrse.20140303.13
Page(s)	59-67
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Keywords

Radioactive Materials, Uranium, Plutonium, Iodine, Polonium, Sodium, Fluorine Carbon, Cobalt, Lead, Radon

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Askari Mohammad Bagher

Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, PO Box 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran
Mirzaei Vahid

Faculty of Physics, Shahid Bahonar University, P.O. Box 76175, Kerman, Iran
Mirhabibi Mohsen

Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, PO Box 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran

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