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Szilard-Chalmers effect

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Szilard-Chalmers effect (plural Szilard-Chalmers effects)

  1. (nuclear physics, chemistry) The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.

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