English Explanatory Dictionary

Szilard-Chalmers effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.

Word forms

Szilard-Chalmers effect Szilard-Chalmers effects

Etymology

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

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