A Key Discovery Underlying Marie Curie's Hypothesis About Radium Was

question 6

Multiple Choice

A key discovery underlying Marie Curie's hypothesis about radium was that:

• A) Pitchblende emits less radiation than pure uranium.
• B) Thorium emits more radiation than pitchblende.
• C) Pitchblende emits more radiation than pure uranium.
• D) Pitchblende emits more radiation than radium.
• E) Radium emits more radiation than thorium.

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