Radioactivity: A Very Short Introduction
(Part of the Oxford's Very Short Introductions series Series)
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You cannot hide from radioactivity. Even the book you are holding is slightly radioactive, but there are more serious risks. Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature. It is a process that has been harnessed to provide wide and important applications in science, medicine, industry, and energy production. But it remains much misunderstood - and feared, perhaps because nuclear radiation...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199692424
ISBN13:9780199692422
Release Date:September 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.3" x 6.7"
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