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