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Willard Libby - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was Willard Libby awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
A) 1960
B) 2001
C) 1985
D) 1943
  • 2. Where was Willard Libby born?
A) Grand Valley, Colorado
B) New York City, New York
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Dallas, Texas
  • 3. Which university did Willard Libby teach at?
A) Oxford University
B) Stanford University
C) Harvard University
D) University of California, Los Angeles
  • 4. What element is used in radiocarbon dating?
A) Carbon-14
B) Iron-55
C) Oxygen-16
D) Sodium-22
  • 5. In what year was Willard Libby born?
A) 1925
B) 1937
C) 1908
D) 1950
  • 6. What is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation called?
A) Radioactive decay
B) Isotopic breakdown
C) Nuclear fusion
D) Atomic dissolution
  • 7. What type of particles do carbon-14 atoms emit during radioactive decay?
A) Gamma rays
B) Alpha particles
C) Neutrons
D) Beta particles
  • 8. What was the title of Willard Libby's Nobel Lecture?
A) Radiocarbon Dating
B) The Power of Atoms
C) The Secrets of the Universe
D) Chemical Bonding in Nature
  • 9. What research technique did Willard Libby pioneer?
A) Alchemy
B) Radiocarbon dating
C) Astrology
D) Telepathy
  • 10. Where did Willard Libby complete his Ph.D.?
A) Cambridge University
B) University of California, Berkeley
C) Princeton University
D) Yale University
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