The Radioactive Substances (Classic Reprint): Their Properties and Behaviour: Their Properties and Behaviour (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore the strange world of radioactivity and how unseen gases change matter. This concise guide introduces the key phenomena and theories behind radioactive substances, from how these emissions alter the conductivity of gases to the mysterious behavior of radium and thorium emanations. Written to help students of physics and chemistry grasp modern ideas without heavy math, it presents clear explanations and the latest thinking of its time.

The book surveys the discovery and study of radioactivity, the way radioactive gases behave, and the experimental methods used to understand them. It connects everyday electrical phenomena with revolutionary ideas about atomic structure, offering a clear path from basic concepts to widely used theories in physics and chemistry.

- Learn how radioactive radiations affect gas conductivity and the basic setup used to study this.
- See how emanations from radium and thorium are detected, measured, and tested for chemical behavior.
- Understand the disintegration theory that links the loss of one form to the creation of another.
- Explore early attempts to determine atomic weights and the diffusion method that helps estimate gas density.

Ideal for readers seeking a solid, accessible introduction to radioactivity and its impact on science.

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