Radioactivity

Question 1 of 12 • GCSS_Physical Science_IC

Summarize the history of radioactivity by choosing the scientist(s) involved with each discovery.

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conducted experiments with uranium-containing minerals and pure uranium.:

Marie and Pierre Curie

came up with the term “radioactivity.”:

Marie and Pierre Curie

showed that uranium in a mineral gave off radiation even without being exposed to the Sun.:

Antoine Henri Becquerel

discovered radium and polonium.:

Marie and Pierre Curie

conducted experiments with fluorescent minerals and photographic plates.:

Antoine Henri Becquerel

Radioactivity

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