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Radioactive decay: The trefoil symbol is used to indicate radioactive material. The Unicode encoding of this symbol is U+2622 (☢).
 
 
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Name: Julius Ester and Hans Friedrich Geitel
Group Members: Julius Elster, Hans Friedrich Geitel
Nationality: German
Occupations: physicist

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Biography of Julius Ester and Hans Friedrich Geitel
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After Antoine Becquerel's discovery of radioactivity in 1896, there was much speculation as to the nature of the phenomenon. For one thing, it was unclear whether this was an effect produced only by uranium (and, as later discovered by Pierre and Marie...


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Radioactivity Summary
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Radioactivity originates from extraterrestrial sources and terrestrial geologic sources. All elements with more than 83 protons (i.e., an atomic number greater than 83) are radioactive. Some radioactive isotopes also occur in elements with lower atomic...
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Radioactivity Summary
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In 1896, the French physicist Henri Becquerel accidentally found that an ore of uranium, pitchblende, emits an invisible form of radiation, somewhat similar to light. The phenomenon was soon given the name radioactivity and materials like pitchblende...
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Radioactivity Summary
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Radioactivity is defined as the process by which atoms emit particles and high energy rays from their nuclei. Although most elements can be rendered radioactive, the process occurs naturally in only a very few. The modern understanding of radioactivity...
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Radioactive Decay Summary
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The nucleus of each atom has a specific number of protons and neutrons and is either stable or unstable, depending on the relative number of each. The most stable atoms are those that have an equal number of protons and neutrons. Atoms that are...
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Radioactive decay Information
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Radioactive decay is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation in the form of particles or electromagnetic waves. This decay, or loss of energy, results in an atom of one type, called the parent nuclide...
 


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Science News
Double-beta decay caught in the act. (rare radioactive decay process)
09/05/1987: 645 words, approx. 2 pages
Double-Beta Decay Caught in the Act The first direct, laboratory evidence of the rarest radioactive decay process ever observed in nature was announced this week by researchers at the University of California at Irvine. Michael K. Moe and his colleagues reported at...
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Journal of Geoscience Education
Students' Beliefs About the Role of Atoms in Radioactive Decay and Half-life
09/01/2005: 7,953 words, approx. 27 pages
ABSTRACT Contemporary science education research emphasizes the importance of considering students pre-instructional beliefs when designing effective, learner-centered instructional strategies. When scientists teach about dating geological events, most often the concepts of radioactive decay and half-life are presented. However, the research base on student...
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Nuclear lab operator cited for safety
2/27/2007: 453 words, approx. 2 pages
The National Nuclear Security Administration proposed a $1.1 million civil penalty against the former manager of a nuclear weapons lab for safety violations that included a researcher spreading radiological contamination to two other states and workers inhaling radioactive substances.The agency announced the notice of violation...
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Hot rocks keep N.America above sea level
6/26/2007: 585 words, approx. 2 pages
If it weren't for the hot rocks down below Earth's crust, most of North America would be below sea level, report researchers who say the significance of Earth's internal heat has been overlooked.Without it, mile-high Denver would be 727 feet below sea level, the scientists...
 


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