Exploring Radioactivity

In these pages I am collecting some material about radioactivity processes and on radioactive samples you can find around you. We are surrounded by radioactive materials, so it is good to know at least a bit about it.

This is a work in progress, and the following pages have to be considered just drafts.

• Atoms & Nuclides
  A brief introduction on what are atoms, isotopes and nuclides just to set some terminology…
• Types of radioactive decay
  Description of the main processes which cause radioactivity.
• Units of measure
  Radioactivity is a physical phenomenon, and, as such, we can observe it and measure it!
• Radioactive Samples
  A small collection of radioactive materials you can find around you – or that you can easily buy.