radioactivity
process by which an unstable atom emits radiation
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radioactivity
Summary
radioactivity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- radioactivity is credited with the discovery of Henri Becquerel[2].
- radioactivity is a type of physical process[3].
- radioactivity is a type of physical phenomenon[4].
- radioactivity's Commons category is recorded as Radioactivity[5].
- radioactivity's Unicode character is recorded as ☢[6].
- radioactivity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Radioactivity[7].
- radioactivity's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[8].
- radioactivity's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- radioactivity's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
- radioactivity's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- radioactivity's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
- radioactivity's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[13].
- radioactivity's has characteristic is recorded as decay mode[14].
- radioactivity's different from is recorded as activity[15].
- radioactivity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[16].
- radioactivity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include physical process[3] and physical phenomenon[4].
Influence
Things named for radioactivity include radium[18], a chemical element[19].
Why It Matters
radioactivity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[1] radioactivity has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] radioactivity is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for radioactivity include radium[18], a chemical element[19].