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Szilard-Chalmers effect

Szilard-Chalmers effect noun: the breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.

Noun

Szilard-Chalmers effect (plural Szilard-Chalmers effects)

  1. (nuclear physics) The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.

Forms of Szilard-Chalmers effect

pluralSzilard-Chalmers effects

Origin of Szilard-Chalmers effect

Named after Leó Szilárd and Thomas A. Chalmers, who discovered the effect in 1934.

Questions about Szilard-Chalmers effect

What does Szilard-Chalmers effect mean?
Szilard-Chalmers effect means the breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.
What part of speech is Szilard-Chalmers effect?
Szilard-Chalmers effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Szilard-Chalmers effect?
The plural of Szilard-Chalmers effect is Szilard-Chalmers effects.

Words near Szilard-Chalmers effect in the dictionary

  1. Sziklai pairs
  2. Szikora
  3. Szilagyi
  4. Szilagyis
  5. Szilard
  6. Szilard-Chalmers effect
  7. Szilard-Chalmers effects
  8. Szilards
  9. Szis
  10. Szkotak
  11. Szkotaks

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