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Is it possible for the decay product of radioactive decay to be radioactive? Explain.
 
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Yes. The nuclei that are radioactive are so because their inner structures are less
stable than it would be without the extra neutron (beta-minus decay), proton (beta-plus
decay), or helium nucleus (alpha decay).
The resulting structures may be less stable against one or several of these changes also. If
so, that nucleus will be radioactive as well. There are many examples of this. The uranium
decay sequence by alpha and beta emission, which ends finally in lead, is one such example.
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