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The early discovery of Radioactivity goes to a Frenchman named Henri Becquerel . In 1896, Henri got some natural fluorescent minerals to be experimented upon. The main purpose he wanted to experiment was to study on the x-ray properties which had already been discovered a year ago and he wanted to examine further. This experiment helped him to expose potassium uranyl sulfate to the rays of the sun believing that the energy of the sun would probably be absorbed by Uranium and them emit it outwards as X-Rays. Since there were changes in weather, the experiment had failed because the day was overcast.

There came a physicist named Marie Curie who made a great contribution to the discovery of Becquerel. Curie was the man who actually coined the radioactivity term. Hope this helps.

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