Radioactive decay is a transformation in an unstable nucleus that can lead to the release of alpha-particles or beta-particles. Which statement describes the way these emissions occur?
- AAlpha emission is a spontaneous and random process but beta emission is not.
- BAlpha emission and beta emission are both spontaneous and random processes.
- CBeta emission is a spontaneous and random process but alpha emission is not.
- DNeither alpha emission nor beta emission are spontaneous and random processes.