Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
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Isaac Newton
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Albert Einstein
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Benjamin Franklin
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Marie Curie
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Correct answer
Explanation
Marie Curie, along with her husband Pierre Curie, discovered radium in 1898. She was a pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted extensive research on radioactivity. Isaac Newton worked on gravity and calculus, Albert Einstein developed relativity theory, and Benjamin Franklin studied electricity.