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