What do we call the phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of the nucleus of an atom? [A] Nuclear Fusion [B] Ionisation [C] Radioactivity [D] Covalent Bonding
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What do we call the phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of the nucleus of an atom?
[A] Nuclear Fusion
[B] Ionisation
[C] Radioactivity
[D] Covalent Bonding
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