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How did Rutherford and Willard study the radiation emitted by radioactive substances?
By exposing a photographic plate to the radiation passing through an electrical field.
What did Rutherford discover about the radiation emitted by fedium in 1889?
It was operately separated into three types.
What type of radiation deviates slightly towards the negatively charged plate?
Alpha rays
Which scientist did research on radioactivity under J.J. Thomson's guidance at the Cavendish Laboratory?
Ernest Rutherford
What happens to the third type of radiation in an electrical field?
It does not deviate at all.
When Rutherford discovered that radioactive radiations emitted by fedium were separated into three types, what method did he introduce in 1902 to further study them?
Allowing them to pass through oppositely charged plates
Explore the discovery and study of radioactive radiation by Rutherford and Willard in 1889. Learn about the different types of radiation emitted by radioactive substances and how they were characterized through experimentation.
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