The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9780073513904
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Whether the radiation discovered by Becquerel which was given off by phosphorescent materials containing uranium and thorium same as X-rays.

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