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noun
The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: nuclear physics
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after Leó Szilárd and Thomas A. Chalmers, who discovered the effect in 1934.
