Henri Bacquerel was associated with the discovery of _________.

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NTPC CBT 2 2016 Previous Paper 7 (Held On: 19 Jan 2017 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is Radioactivity.

Key Points

Henri Becquerel was a physicist, a Nobel laureate, and the first to find proof of radioactivity.
Together with Marie Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie) and Pierre Curie, he was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics for work in this area.
The SI radioactivity unit, the becquerel (Bq), is named after him.
In 1900, Becquerel calculated the properties of Beta Particles and found that they had the same measurements as high-speed electrons leaving the nucleus.
In 1901, Becquerel discovered that radioactivity could be used for medical purposes. This breakthrough contributed to the invention of radiotherapy that is still used to treat cancer.

Important Points

In 1903, Henri shared with Pierre Curie and Marie Curie the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity.

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