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Chemist no. 28 of 350 · Nuclear/Radiochemistry

Frederick Soddy

1877-1956United KingdomNobel Chemistry 1921

Isotopes; radioactive decay theory

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The discovery, explained

Frederick Soddy and the Discovery of Isotopes

How Frederick Soddy explained radioactive decay, coined the word isotope, and shaped the group displacement law. Exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Frederick Soddy: The Chemist Who Named the Isotope

Complete biography of Frederick Soddy, the British chemist who coined the word isotope and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Life and lessons.

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