Q: What is the breakdown of unstable elements into stable elements called?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Radioactive decay is the breakdown of unstable elements into stable elements. To understand this process, recall that the atoms of all elements contain the particles protons, neutrons, and electrons.

 Choices:

- initial decay

- thermal decay

- radioactive decrease

- radioactive decay


A:
radioactive decay