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1
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These atoms have an overall magnetic moment arising from partially filled shells

A

paramagnetic

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2
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A toroidal device that confines a plasma using a combination of two magnetic fields

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Tokamak

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3
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The ionization energy of a hydrogen atom

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13.6 eV

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4
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the helium-neon laser produces light at this wavelength

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632.8 nm)

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5
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Plutonium-239 half-life

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24000 years

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6
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Responsible for the nuclear plant construction

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Army Corps of Engineers

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7
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the n=2 emission series for the hydrogen atom

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Balmer Series

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8
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A sealed chamber containing a vapor of water or alcohol that allows radiation passing through it to leave visible trains of ions

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Cloud Chamber

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9
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Inserted into a nuclear reactor to regulate the reaction rate

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Control Rods

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10
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Robert Boyle developed this theory regarding particles and matter

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Corpuscular Theory

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11
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All ferromagnetic elements have a characteristic temperature above which they lose their magnetic properties. What is this temperature called?

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Curie Temperature

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12
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Technique used to cool atoms used in laser operations

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Doppler Cooling

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13
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“Father of the hydrogen bomb”

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Edward Teller

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14
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Electrons with half-interger spin are known as

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Fermions

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15
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Atoms that have at least one unpaired electron, but they tend to align with one another even when no magnetic field is present

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Ferromagnetic

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16
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Importance of the EBR-1 reactor in Idaho in 1954

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First electricity generating reactor

17
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Nuclei that undergo nuclear fission upon colliding with a low-energy neutron are called

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Fissile

18
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Neutral atoms or molecules that contain unpaired electrons

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Free radicals

19
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Plant at Oak Ridge that specialized in the gaseous diffusion method

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K-25

20
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the n=1 emission series for the hydrogen atom

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Lyman Series

21
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This force acts between the proton and the neutron

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Nuclear

22
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Location of the primary nuclear enrichment facility for the Manhattan Project

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Oak Ridge, Tennessee

23
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The emission of electrons from the surface of a material when it is illuminated with light of certain frequencies

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Photoelectric Effect

24
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The absolute square of a particle’s wave function is equal to

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Probability Density

25
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the energy released by one reaction event, which is equal to the difference in mass between the products and reactants

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Q Value

26
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Unit used to measure doses of ionizing radiation

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Sievert (Sv)

27
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the minimum kinetic energy required for an endothermic reaction to take place

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Threshold energy

28
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Radon-222 is a common hazard for indoor air pollution and it is the result of a decay chain beginning with which naturally occurring element?

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Uranium

Academic Decathlon (WWII) (12 decks)

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