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Who discovered radioactivity?

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henri bacquerel discovered radioactivity in 1896.
Artificial radioactivity was first discovered by Joliot Curie and her husband in 1934 while studying the effect of alpha particle bombardment on like elements like Aluminium

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Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity in 1896. The unit of radioactivity is the Becquerel, (Bq), which is one decay process per second. Practical levels of radioactivity are many orders of magnitude greater.

For a while, there was a radioactivity unit called the Curie, (Ci) derived from the activity of Ra-226. This unit is obsolete.

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Henry Becquerel did.

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Henri Becquerel .

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Who discovered radiactivity?

Radioactivity was first discovered in 1896 by the French scientist Henri Becquerel.


Marie curie discovered radioactivity?

NO. Henri Becquerel was the discoverer of radioactivity.


Radioactivity was discovered around?

1600


Who are people behind the discovered of radioactivity?

Pierre and Marie Curie were the first people to discover radioactivity.


Who is Becqueral?

Becquerel discovered x-rays and radioactivity in 1896.

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Who discovered radiactivity?

Radioactivity was first discovered in 1896 by the French scientist Henri Becquerel.


Marie curie discovered radioactivity?

NO. Henri Becquerel was the discoverer of radioactivity.


What were Marie Curie's main contributions?

Pioneer in the discovery of radioactivity.


What was discovered by Henri becquerel?

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Who is Henry Becquerel?

discovered radioactivity


Radioactivity was discovered around?

1600


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Henri Becquerel first discovered radioactivity (by mistake).


Radioactivity was discovered by Albert Einstein.?

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Who is the french that discovered the radioactivity?

Madam Curie


Who are people behind the discovered of radioactivity?

Pierre and Marie Curie were the first people to discover radioactivity.


How many invention did maria curie invent?

She discovered radioactivity and 2 elements, polonium and radium.


When did she discover radioactivity?

Marie Curie discovered RADIUM. Sir Henry Becquerel found radioactivity in 1896.