Szilard-Chalmers effect

noun

The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.

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Meanings

nounSzilard-Chalmers effect (plural Szilard-Chalmers effects)

plural Szilard-Chalmers effects

  1. nuclear physicschemistryThe breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.

Origin

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

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Szilard-Chalmers effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Szilard-Chalmers%20effect

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