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  • An atom (Greek άτομον from ά: non and τομον: divisible) is a submicroscopic structure found in all ordinary matter. Originally the ...
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  • The Crab Nebula (catalog designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. Located ...
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  • In particle physics, a lepton is one of the elementary (or fundamental) particles that are the building blocks of matter. Elementary particles ...
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  • Main sequence is the class name for stars that occupy a continuous distinctive band formed by plotting stellar color versus brightness for a ...
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  • Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (Russian Пётр Леонидович Капица) (July 9, 1894 – April 8, 1984) was a Russian physicist who discovered ...
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  • Lawrencium (chemical symbol Lr, atomic number 103), once known as eka-lutetium, is a radioactive synthetic element in the periodic table. Its ...
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  • Sir James Chadwick, CH (October 20, 1891 – July 24, 1974) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate who is best known for discovering the ...
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  • Category:Public [[image:Edge_of_Space2.png|thumb|right|175px|Layers of Atmosphere (NOAA)]] The Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding ...
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  • Natural gas in the broad sense is a gaseous material consisting primarily of methane and deriving from one of three main types of sources: deeply ...
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  • The gas constant (also known as the molar, universal, or ideal gas constant) is a physical constant that is featured in a number of fundamental ...
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  • A notable exception to this general trend is the helium-4 nucleus ... curve of binding energy. It also makes helium-4 the most common product ...
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  • Lev Davidovich Landau (January 22, 1908 – April 1, 1968) was a prominent Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas ...
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  • Berkelium (chemical symbol Bk, atomic number 97) is a synthetic, radioactive chemical element, classified as an actinide. It was first synthesized ...
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  • Category:Public number=54 | symbol=Xe | name=xenon | left=iodine | right=cesium | above=Kr | below=Rn | color1=#c0ffff | color2=green ...
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  • Mendelevium (chemical symbol Md (formerly Mv), atomic number 101), also known as unnilunium (symbol Unu), is a synthetic element in the periodic ...
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  • Astrochemistry, representing an overlap of the disciplines of astronomy and chemistry, is the study of chemicals found in outer space, including ...
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  • Vapor pressure (or vapour pressure) is the pressure of a vapor in equilibrium with its non-vapor phases. Under appropriate conditions of temperature ...
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  • Atmospheric chemistry involves study of the chemistry of the atmospheres of Earth and other planets. It is a branch of atmospheric science and ...
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  • An airship or dirigible is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. It is classified as an aerostatic craft, to ...
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  • of Lithium-7 and a proton producing two Helium-4 nuclei. The temperature necessary for this reaction is just below the temperature necessary ...
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