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