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What did Otto Hahn discover about uranium and thorium?

  • Their atomic weights

  • Their place on the periodic table

  • Their isotopes created through neutron bombardment

  • Their role in photosynthesis

Answer

Between 1934 and 1938, Otto Hahn, along with Fritz Strassmann and Lise Meitner, studied the isotopes created through the neutron bombardment of uranium and thorium. This research led to their groundbreaking discovery of nuclear fission.
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