What is the main difference between Radioactivity and nuclear fission ?

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anonymous · Answer

Radioactivity is a general term, including emission of alpha and beta particles and high-energy photons like gamma and x-rays. Fission is the splitting of atomic nuclei, rather than just the emission of energetic entities.

anonymous · Answer

Radioactivity is SPONTANEOUS

Nuclear fission.. is well.. not so :P..

anonymous · Answer

and there are so many statistical details

radioactivity follows nice statistics.. its decay rate and all that

but if you have fission on your hand, and u let that bad boy outta hand.. well u get the hiroshima nagasaki incident..!

anonymous · Answer

THAnks a lot!!