Diamond, graphite, and buckyballs are

a. isotopes.
b. allotropes.
c. isomeres.
d. diatomic.


b

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The half-life of a muon is 2.2 ?s. How fast is it moving relative to an observer who says its half-life is 4.4 ?s?

a. 0.87 c b. 0.75 c c. 0.97 c d. 0.72 c e. 0.50 c

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When U-235 undergoes fission, the total number of protons in the fragments is

A) 90. B) 91. C) 92. D) 93. E) none of the above

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If a doubly-ionized oxygen atom (O–2) is accelerated from rest by going through a potential difference of 32 V, what will be the change in its kinetic energy?

a. 16 eV b. 32 eV c. 64 eV d. 51 eV e. none of the above

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