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Chemistry Nuclear Chemistry Radioactivity and Alpha, Beta and Gamma - Rays Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 12, 2026

Radioactivity was discovered by

A
Henry Becquerel
B
Rutherford
C
J. J. Thomson
D
Madam Curie

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Henry Becquerel noticed the emission of penetrating

rays from potassium uranyl sulphate and Madam Curie named it as radioactivity.

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