Mold in your home can cause symptoms such as. 1  Asthma. 2  Sore eyes. 3  Itchy skin.  Runny or blocked 1  nose. Sneezing. 2  Coughing. Sore throat.
Radioactive decay, also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity, is the process by which a nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation.A material that spontaneously emits such radiation â which includes alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays and conversion electrons â is considered radioactive.adioactive decay is a stochastic (i.e. random) process at the level of single atoms, in that, according to quantum theory, it is impossible to predict when a particular atom will decay.
radioactive isotope. n. An isotope having an unstable nucleus that decomposes spontaneously by emission of a nuclear electron or helium nucleus and radiation, thus achieving a stable nuclear composition. chemical element having the same atomic number as another (i.e. the same number of nuclear protons), but having a different atomic mass (i.e. a different number of nuclear neutrons). radioactive isotope. one having an unstable nucleus and which emits characteristic radiation during its decay to a stable form.