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IT is now well established that the radio-active sub-stances are undergoing spontaneous transformation, and that their characteristic radiations—the a,?, and? rays-accompany the actual disintegration of the atoms. The transformation of each atom results from an atomic explosion of an exceedingly violent character, and in general results in a liberation of energy many million times greater than from an equal mass of matter in the most vigorous chemical reaction.
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Radiations from Exploding Atoms. Nature 95, 494–498 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/095494b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/095494b0