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The reason for warming of radioactive material than the surrounding and high temperature of the center of the earth.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The radioactive active material always undergoes continuously radioactive decay due to ejection of radioactive particles.
The high amount of energy is released during the radioactive decay. The radioactive materials have high temperature due to the energy released from radioactive decay.
There is very large reserve of the radioactive material in the vicinity of the center of the Earth. These large reserves of radioactive material release the energy due to radioactive decay. So, the center of the Earth remains hot.
Conclusion:
Thus, the radioactive materials and center of earth remains hot due to exothermic nature of the radioactive decay.
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