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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rule or priciple that describes what happens in nature | scientific law |
| accelerate protons in the study of subatomic particles | tevatron |
| measurement standard is defined as.. | the exact quantity people agree to use for comparison |
| standard for comparison that helps to ensure that the experimental result is caused by the conditional being tested | control |
| used to accelerate protons in the study of subatomic particals | tevatron |
| both a fusion reaction and a fisson reaction | produce energy |
| type of radioactive partical that can be stopped by a sheet of paper | alpha partical |
| caculate the age of a piece of bone you use.. | carbon 14 |
| the scattering of light by colloids | the tyndall effect |
| NOT a mixture | compound |
| compared to most substance water is unusual because it___ when it goes to liquid to solid state | expands |
| group of covalently bonded atoms the acts together as one charged atom is.. | polyatomic ion |
| when most chemical reactions take place, some ___ in the reactants must be broken,a process that requires energy | chemical bonds |
| a element that is most likely to cause a nuclear fusion reaction in the sun | helium 4 |
| processs by which nuclei having low masses are united to form nuclei with larger masses is | nuclear fusion |
| strong force is not sufficient to hold unstbale nuclei together permently | the nuclei decay |
| horizontal rows on the periodic table are called | groups |
| elements that are gases, brittle, and poor conductors at room tempature | nonmetals |
| stability of an isotope nucleus depends on the.. | neutron to proton ratio |
| fog is an example of | colloid |
| when two or more substances are combined so each substance can be seperated by physical means, the result is a.. | mixture |