Becquerel rays
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Becquerel rays are the spontaneous emissions from uranium salts that led to the discovery of natural radioactivity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Becquerel rays canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of radiation
ⓘ
physical phenomenon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
pitchblende
ⓘ
uranium ⓘ |
| cause | spontaneous emission from uranium ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Henri Becquerel ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | X-rays ⓘ |
| effect |
chemical changes in exposed materials
ⓘ
ionization of air ⓘ |
| emittedBy |
uranium compounds
ⓘ
uranium salts ⓘ |
| field |
atomic physics
ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ radioactivity ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early study of ionizing radiation ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | radioactivity ⓘ |
| influenced |
research of Marie Curie
ⓘ
research of Pierre Curie ⓘ |
| ledTo | discovery of natural radioactivity ⓘ |
| measurementUnitNamedAfterDiscoverer | becquerel (Bq) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henri Becquerel ⓘ |
| observedWith |
phosphorescent uranium salts
ⓘ
photographic plates ⓘ |
| property |
can fog photographic plates
ⓘ
emitted without external excitation by light ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | evidence of spontaneous atomic disintegration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
alpha radiation
ⓘ
beta radiation ⓘ gamma radiation ⓘ |
| typeOf | ionizing radiation ⓘ |
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