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Willard Libby
  • 1. In what year was Willard Libby awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
A) 1960
B) 1985
C) 1943
D) 2001
  • 2. Where was Willard Libby born?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Grand Valley, Colorado
C) Dallas, Texas
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) Iron-55
B) Sodium-22
C) Oxygen-16
D) Carbon-14
  • 5. What research technique did Willard Libby pioneer?
A) Alchemy
B) Radiocarbon dating
C) Telepathy
D) Astrology
  • 6. In what year was Willard Libby born?
A) 1937
B) 1925
C) 1950
D) 1908
  • 7. Where did Willard Libby complete his Ph.D.?
A) Cambridge University
B) Yale University
C) University of California, Berkeley
D) Princeton University
  • 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 type of particles do carbon-14 atoms emit during radioactive decay?
A) Neutrons
B) Alpha particles
C) Beta particles
D) Gamma rays
  • 10. What is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation called?
A) Radioactive decay
B) Isotopic breakdown
C) Atomic dissolution
D) Nuclear fusion
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