Radioactivity can occur naturally in certain isotopes of elements, such as uranium, plutonium, and radium, which have unstable atomic nuclei and undergo radioactive decay over time.
Commonly known radioactive elements and their chemical symbols are:
- Uranium (U)
- Plutonium (Pu)
- Radium (Ra)
- Polonium (Po)
- Thorium (Th)
- Americium (Am)
- Curium (Cm)
- Fermium (Fm)
- Einsteinium (Es)
- Mendelevium (Md)