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Which scientist first introduced the concept of the "nucleon"?
Enrico Fermi
Ernest Rutherford
Werner Heisenberg
Niels Bohr
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Who first experimentally discovered nuclear fission?
Enrico Fermi
Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann
Marie Curie
Werner Heisenberg
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What force binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus?
Strong nuclear force
Electromagnetic force
Weak nuclear force
Gravitational force
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What particles interact via the strong nuclear force?
Electrons and neutrons
Photons and electrons
Protons and neutrons
Only electrons and protons
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Which two elements undergo fusion in thermonuclear reactions?
Hydrogen isotopes (deuterium and tritium)
Carbon and oxygen
Uranium and plutonium
Iron and nickel
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What are the two primary nuclear reactions used in nuclear physics?
Electric and magnetic field interactions
Nuclear fission and thermonuclear fusion
Chemical reactions and radioactive decay
Optical spectra and light emission
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What conditions are required for a thermonuclear reaction to occur?
High temperature and pressure
Low temperature and vacuum
Electromagnetic radiation
Magnetic field and liquid nitrogen
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What formula is used to determine the binding energy of an atomic nucleus?
Einstein’s equation
Planck's formula
Schrödinger equation
Boltzmann equation
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Which conservation laws hold true during a nuclear reaction?
Conservation of temperature and volume
Law of radioactivity
Conservation of momentum, energy, and charge
Conservation of mass and time
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Which scientist developed the quantum model of the atom and explained its energy levels?
Niels Bohr
Enrico Fermi
James Chadwick
Werner Heisenberg
