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There is no evidence of any substantial amounts of what in our universe |
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At the temperatures of million of degrees necessary for controlled fusion, the fuel would exist in a fourth state of matter called |
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The person who showed that all uranium and thorium compounds are radioactive and then went on to isolate other radioactive elements like radium and polonium from uranium ore was |
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Carbon-12 and carbon-14 represent a pair of |
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Magnetic confinement and inertial confinement could be used in |
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In addition to her work in explaining nuclear fission, Lise Meitner was responsible for the discovery of the element |
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According to the video tape, "The Bomb's Lethal Legacy," residents of the Hanford area may have a higher than normal incidence of thyroid problems due to the release of radioactive |
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Nuclear reactors are usually built near a river or ocean so the water can be used to |
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In 1938, Eruci Fermi received the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of |
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According to current theory, all of the elements can be built up in stars starting from |
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Until recently, the U.S. planned for the permanent storage of commercial high level nuclear waste |
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According to the article "Buried in Ice" the members of the Franklin expedition died while suffering from what kind of poisoning |
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Positrons and electrons combine to form |
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Plutonium-238 does not exist in nature but can be made in |
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Geologists can use potassium-argon dating to determine how long it has been since a rock last |
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Krypton has an atomic weight of 83.8. This is not a whole number because |
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Near the middle of the periodic chart like iron |
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Uranium which contains more uranium-235 than natural uranium is called |
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How many cities have been destroyed by nuclear weapons in the history of the world |
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Which type of decay does not change the number of protons or neutrons present |
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In present nuclear power plants, electricity is generated by a turbine which is turned by |
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Radioactive isotopes of iodine are dangerous byproducts of fission which are very hazardous to health because the body will store them in the |
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How many neutrons are there in 1H3
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Plutonium-239 can be produced by neutron bombardment of uranium-238. Uranium-238 is therefore called a |
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Due to the presence of sulfur oxides, rainfall down wind from highly industrialized areas is likely to be more |
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Scientists have been concerned that continued release of chlorofluorocarbons to the atmosphere would |
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Secondary pollutants produced in the atmosphere by the reaction of hydrocarbons, oxygen and nitrogen dioxide are |
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Hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide |
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In 1980 Congress passed legislation designed to clean up abandoned or orphan toxic waste site. This legislation is commonly known as the |
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Bacteria in the root nodules of legumes like peas and beans can fix (convert to a useable form) |
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Photosynthesis, respiration, decay |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
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Tie up enzyme proteins in the body |
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The rodenticide warfarin kills rats by |
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Used to separate low boiling fractions of petroleum like gasoline from higher boiling ones like kerosene |
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Changing linear hydrocarbons into branched ones |
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Breaking large hydrocarbons into smaller ones |
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Cross-linking with sulfur |
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Hooking small molecules together to make bigger ones |
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High doses of this vitamin cause rats to live longer |
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Deposited in bones and teeth |
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Absence of this vitamin causes night blindness |
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Necessary for the production of thyroid hormones |
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Contained in hemoglobin in red blood cells |
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Traditional birth control pills prevent pregnancy by |
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Chemicals produced by lymphocytes in response to antigen markers on foreign cells |
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Process by which a protein is built from a code in the RNA |
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Catalysts for biochemical reactions |
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Sugars and polymers of sugars |
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Polymers composed of a sugar-phosphate backbone with attached organic bases |
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Water insuluble compounds such as fats, cholesteral, etc. |
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Chemical messengers from one organ to another |
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