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Szilard-Chalmers effect
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English
Etymology
Named after Leó Szilárd and Thomas A. Chalmers, who discovered the effect in 1934.
Noun
en nuclear physics chemistry The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.
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