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1) Atoms and Molecules2) Macro to Micro Structures 3) Energetics and Dynamics
4) Theory and Practice in Chemical Systems5) Chemical Design6) The Chemistry of Life7) Chemistry and the Environment8) Chemistry at the Interface
 

Unit 3.4 History: The Discovery of Radioactivity
Henri Becquerel, a famous French scientist, discovered radioactivity while studying phosphorescence. Applications of his discovery are described.
Video program cues: 21:30 — 23:60

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  • Reading on the history of radioactivity featuring the work of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, Antoine Henri Becquerel, Marie Sklodowska Curie, and Ernest Rutherford.
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