Nuclear Radiation
Photo from world-nuclear.org
Think of everything as the transfer of energy.
As we all ready know for physics class, every thing is energy. Energy can’t be destroyed nor created, only the transfer of energy from one state to another is observed. Nuclear radiations story is nothing more than a chapter in the story of energy.
Radiation is the energy given of by a source; this energy emitted can take forms such as light, heat, and sub-atomic partials. But lets focus on ionizing radiation, which occurs when an atom has to much mass or energy causing it to be unstable. An unstable Atom always earns to be a stable atom, and in order for it to be stable the extra energy, mass, or both energy and mass must be emitted.