Radioactive Decay

Real World Example

Imagine trying to clean out an overstuffed closet where things are precariously piled up. Just like the closet, an unstable atomic nucleus is packed with too much energy and mass, making it unstable and prone to releasing its contents. The way you might open the closet, causing items to spill out until only the essentials remain, is similar to radioactive decay, where the nucleus releases particles and energy to reach a more stable state—each item that falls out represents particles and energy being emitted as the nucleus reorganizes itself into something more manageable and stable.