In 1896, Henri Becquerel, a French chemist, by chance left some photographic films covered with a black paper near a sample of uranium. On developing the film, it was found to have been exposed. This led to the discovery of:
A
radioactivity
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B
plutonium
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C
infrared rays
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D
television transmission
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Solution
The correct option is A radioactivity The film was found to be exposed due to the radioactivity of uranium. Thus radioactivity was discovered.