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Radio-Activity

Radio-Activity

by Ernest Rutherford

This work provides a comprehensive physical account of the properties of naturally radioactive substances and the phenomena they exhibit. It utilizes the theory of spontaneous atomic disintegration to interpret experimental data and includes an overview of the electric properties of gases relevant to the study of radioactivity.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1904
Latest release
Oct 12, 2026
Pages
611
Format
A4 (210 × 297 mm)
Book type
Textbook
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Table of Contents

  1. Radio-Activity
  2. Preface to the First Edition
  3. Preface to the Second Edition
  4. Errata
  5. CHAPTER I. RADIO-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
  6. CHAPTER II. IONIZATION THEORY OF GASES.
  7. CHAPTER III. METHODS OF MEASUREMENT.
  8. CHAPTER IV. NATURE OF THE RADIATIONS.
  9. CHAPTER V. PROPERTIES OF THE RADIATIONS.
  10. CHAPTER VI. CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF RADIO-ACTIVE MATTER.
  11. CHAPTER VII. RADIO-ACTIVE EMANATIONS.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. EXCITED RADIO-ACTIVITY.
  13. CHAPTER IX. THEORY OF SUCCESSIVE CHANGES.
  14. CHAPTER X. TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS OF URANIUM, THORIUM, AND ACTINIUM.
  15. CHAPTER XI. TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS OF RADIUM.
  16. CHAPTER XII. RATE OF EMISSION OF ENERGY.
  17. CHAPTER XIII. RADIO-ACTIVE PROCESSES.
  18. CHAPTER XIV. RADIO-ACTIVITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OF ORDINARY MATERIALS.
  19. Appendix A. Properties of the α rays.
  20. APPENDIX B. RADIO-ACTIVE MINERALS.
  21. Index
  22. Conduction of Electricity through Gases
  23. Contents
  24. Notes