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Proton Essays and Term Papers
Biography Of Ernest RutherfordErnest Rutherford was born at Bridgewater, close to Nelson, New Zealand. His parents had emigrated to New Zealand from Britain approximately 30 years earlier.
Rutherford was a successful all-round student at school, though did not show any real interest in science. He entered Canterbury College ...
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Atomic Theoryis the study of atoms. Atoms are the smallest forms
of matter that can still be considered/recognized as elements. Atoms are
what make up everything on our earth, from molecules to monkeys. Atoms are
joined together to make molecules, which are in turn joined together to
make everything else. To ...
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A Story About Shy CopperOnce upon an olden time, there were three metal brothers: Gold, Silver and Copper. They are from IB family of the Transition elements. They were happy with their life and friendship, but once they had an argument, who is the best metal. They went to a court and start to prove to a Periodic ...
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Acid Rainis rain that is more acidic than normal. is a complicated problem. Caused by air pollution, 's spread and damage involves weather, chemistry, soil, and the life cycles of plants and animals on the land and from in the water.
Scientists have discovered that air pollution from the burning of ...
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Quarks- any group of subatomic particles believed to be among the basic
components if matter
are believed to be the fundamental constituents of matter, and
have no apparent structure. They are the particles that make up protons and
neutrons, which make up the nucleus of atoms. Also, particles that ...
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Heartburn And GallstonesHeartburn is the inflammation of the esophagus. It is also known as
pyrosis. The major cause of heartburn is reflux. This is when the esophagus
bottom edges are not tightly shut, and acid moves form the stomach up into the
esophagus. Hiatus Hernia's also cause heartburn. This also occurs when ...
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The Discovery Of The ElectronThe electron was discovered in 1895 by J.J. Thomson in the form of
cathode rays, and was the first elementary particle to be identified. The
electron is the lightest known particle which possesses an electric charge. Its
rest mass is Me 9.1 x 10 -28 g, about 1/1836 of the mass
of the proton or ...
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Solar Cellstoday are mostly made of silicon, one of the most common elements on Earth. The crystalline silicon solar cell was one of the first types to be developed and it is still the most common type in use today. They do not pollute the atmosphere and they leave behind no harmful waste products. ...
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Quantum Computers Fact -or- Fantasy??
Imagine a computer whose memory is exponentially larger than its apparent physical size; a computer that can manipulate an exponential set of inputs simultaneously; a computer that computes in the twilight zone of space. You would be thinking of a quantum computer. Relatively few and simple ...
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Static Electricityis electricity at rest, which is an accumulation
of electric charge. This source of energy is the opposite of moving
electric charge, known as electric current. It is part of the study of
phenomena resulting from electric charge, called electrostatics.
Electrostatics is actually one of the ...
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Nuclear EnergyDuring the twentieth century scientists have discovered how to unleash
the most powerful energy of all; . The study of
began for the same reasons that most scientific studies are begun; to understand
more about the universe and the laws by which the universe works. The more
knowledge we have ...
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RadonIn this paper I will discuss the element called . I will
explain how and when this element was discovered, its' physical
characteristics, the natural environment of the element and the abundance
in which it occurs. In addition, I will describe why is important to
humans, and other interesting ...
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Albert GhiorsoOne of the last remaining veterans of the Manhattan project, Albert Ghiorso, passed away on 24 December 2010, at the age of 95.
Ghiorso was an astonishingly productive scientist whose successes go back to an earlier day, when science was done differently. Ghiorso began working in nuclear science ...
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RadioactivityRadioactivity
Nuclear Physic's
13-Feb-12
By: Sadzid Maric
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Nuclear EnergyNUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Nuclear energy is a major form of energy made from splitting an atom with a proton. One law of the universe is that energy and matter can't be created or destroyed but can change form. This means that no one can create or destroy energy because another one of the laws is ...
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ConductionConduction
To give an example of what heat is, if I had a cup a hot chocolate, and put a cold spoon in the mug, the heat from the drink would transfer into the spoon until they both reach equilibrium. "Heat is not necessarily a "thing" but is instead a process of the transfer of energy between ...
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