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Also Known As radioactive nuclide • radionuclide • radioisotope

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  • Radioactive isotopes possess an unstable recipe of neutrons and protons.
  • Radioactive isotopes stabilize themselves over time by shedding radioactive energy in a process called radioactive decay.
  • Radioactive isotopes may occur naturally or be artificially produced.

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Harold C. Urey
American chemist
Friedrich Adolf Paneth
Austrian chemist
Irène Joliot-Curie
French chemist
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French chemist

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