University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain: Why the alpha, beta, gamma decay of an unstable nucleus unaffected by the chemical situation of the atom but except the case of electron capture.
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