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(i) Define radioactivity. 

(ii) What happens inside the nucleus that causes the emission of beta particle ?

(iii) Express the above change in the form of an equation.

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(i) Radioactivity is a random nuclear phenomenon in which spontaneous emission of α β or γ radiations from the nuclei of atoms during their decay takes place. 

(ii) In an unstable nucleus, number of neutrons are more than number of protons. In such a case, a neutron may change to a proton to achieve stability by emitting an electron called beta particle.

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