Marie+Curie

Elana C and Camryn B



1.)What were the contributions of this scientist? She discovered, radioactive particles and coined the term "Radioactivity".

2.) What experiment did she perform (briefly outline)? Marie used an electrometer to measures currents that are in the air that have been subjected to uranium rays. She then found that the minerals with large amounts of uranium put out the most rays.

3.)Did she experiment because of an accidental discovery (accidentally stumbled upon something and then experimented further) or did they discover something accidentally through work on something else? She did this experiment because she was working on something else and the discovery intrigued her.

4.)Did her contribution lead to a theory or a law? State name of the theory or law. Her experiments led to the THEORY OF RADIOACTIVITY.

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