Radio-Activity

About this eBook

Author

Rutherford, Ernest, 1871-1937

Credits

Richard Tonsing, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QC: Science: Physics

Subject

Radioactivity

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 64693

Release Date

March 4, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Radio-Activity
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
4. 4.ERRATA.
5. 5.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. RADIO-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. IONIZATION THEORY OF GASES.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. METHODS OF MEASUREMENT.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. NATURE OF THE RADIATIONS. — PART I. Comparison of the Radiations. — PART II. — The β or Cathodic Rays. — Comparison of the β rays with cathode rays. — Ionization method. — PART III. — The α Rays. — PART IV. — The γ or very penetrating Rays. — PART V. — Secondary Rays. — PART VI.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. PROPERTIES OF THE RADIATIONS. — Phosphorescent action. — Physical actions. — Chemical actions. — Physiological actions.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF RADIO-ACTIVE MATTER.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. RADIO-ACTIVE EMANATIONS. — Thorium Emanation. — Radium Emanation. — Emanations from Actinium. — Experiments with large amounts of Radium Emanation. — Measurements of Emanating Power. — Source of the Thorium Emanation. — Source of the Radium and Actinium Emanation. — Radiations from the Emanations. — Effect of pressure on the rate of production of the Emanation. — Chemical Nature of the Emanations. — Diffusion of the Emanations. — Diffusion of the Thorium Emanation. — Diffusion of the Emanation into Liquids. — Condensation of the Emanations. — Amount of Emanation from Radium and Thorium. — Summary of Results.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. EXCITED RADIO-ACTIVITY.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. THEORY OF SUCCESSIVE CHANGES.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS OF URANIUM, THORIUM, AND ACTINIUM. — Transformation products of Uranium. — Transformation products of Thorium.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS OF RADIUM.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. RATE OF EMISSION OF ENERGY.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. RADIO-ACTIVE PROCESSES.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. RADIO-ACTIVITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OF ORDINARY MATERIALS.
20. 20.APPENDIX A. PROPERTIES OF THE α RAYS.
21. 21.APPENDIX B. RADIO-ACTIVE MINERALS.
22. 22.INDEX.
23. 23.CAMBRIDGE PHYSICAL SERIES.
24. 24.CAMBRIDGE PHYSICAL SERIES.

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