Which Scientist Is Credited with Suggesting the Name "Radioactivity" to Describe

question 152

Multiple Choice

Which scientist is credited with suggesting the name "radioactivity" to describe the spontaneous emission of particles and/or radiation

• A) Ernst Rutherford
• B) J.J. Thomson
• C) Johannes Geiger
• D) Raymond Chang
• E) Marie Curie

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Definitions:

Meso Form

A type of stereoisomer with multiple chiral centers that is superimposable on its mirror image due to a plane of symmetry, rendering it achiral.

Chirality Centers

Specific atoms within a molecule that have four different groups attached, resulting in non-superimposable mirror images.

Chiral Molecule

A molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, often having a carbon atom bonded to four different groups.

Chiral

Describes a molecule that has a non-superimposable mirror image, often leading to molecules with distinct left-handed (S) and right-handed (R) configurations.