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Mapes Thank you for your reply! So would you say that in order for "one decay" to occur, an activation energy must be overcome, even though it is spontaneous? Thank you for your time.

Naty1 Thank you for your quick reply, I read about it in wikipedia before I came here to ask, that was where I found out about the activation energy and entropy. However, I want to ask the experts, I'm never sure about what I can trust on wiki, even though it is a very good reference...

Hi folks I was wondering if someone could please help me with the following: Is the explanation for radioactive decay (if it is not "induced") the increase in entropy, and is it true that an activation energy must be overcome (if so, does that mean that it is not possible for an unstable...

Homework Statement Hi I hope I write in the right thread, if not, my apologies to the moderator. I am not a physisist, but I am very interested in physics and I am doing medical physics right now, and wondered if you guys could help me with something (probably easy for you, but I don't seem...