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- between them. It is also called high energy physics, because many elementary ... in three generations of increasing energy, and their corresponding ...16 KB (2,386 words) - 08:56, 18 November 2022
- 40Ca (calcium-40) (88.8 percent) by beta decay. The half-life of 40K is ... The decay of 40K to 40Ar is the basis for a commonly used method for ...18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
- heat source in the form of radioactive decay, which was unknown at the time. ... not others. By the process of radioactive decay of radioactive isotopes occurring ...34 KB (5,149 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- high-power (terawatt scale), high-energy (megajoules) multiple beam systems for inertial confinement fusion. == Precautions == Neodymium metal ...12 KB (1,578 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- In general terms, geothermal energy is thermal energy (the energy ... In terms of alternative energy, geothermal energy is the energy that ...43 KB (6,456 words) - 20:26, 13 December 2023
- reactions also often liberate sufficient energy to ignite the hydrogen and ... single electron requires considerably more energy than removal of the outer ...30 KB (4,368 words) - 00:41, 24 November 2022
- This process requires a large amount of energy and anoxic (oxygen-free) ... fertilizers, animal waste, or organic decay (as the product of bacteria ...22 KB (3,304 words) - 02:26, 16 November 2022
- thermal equilibrium should have the same energy, leading to the theory of ... Planck had then to assume that the energy of the oscillators in the ...23 KB (3,522 words) - 18:09, 31 October 2023
- means that it is produced by the action of high-energy cosmic rays on the nuclei of target atoms. In the case of 41Ca, it is produced by neutron activation ...18 KB (2,626 words) - 18:21, 25 November 2023
- radiation (alpha, beta, or gamma, and the energy), its consequent capacity ... Not all types of electromagnetic radiation are carcinogenic. Low-energy ...14 KB (1,935 words) - 19:12, 26 November 2023
- of graphite, it releases large amounts of energy upon oxidation, but the reaction ... ===Weld decay and knifeline attack=== Stainless steel can pose special ...20 KB (3,072 words) - 03:36, 8 January 2024
- no known natural processes (such as cluster decay), other than the Big Bang ... reactions. (The differences in bond energy and length for compounds ...31 KB (4,687 words) - 10:07, 29 January 2024
- The absorbed solar energy also raises the temperature of the atmosphere ... and water, in the presence of light energy, into sugars and oxygen. ...23 KB (3,469 words) - 06:02, 18 November 2022
- states" for the electron. The least-energy allowed state—or ground ... *The idea that an electron could drop from a higher-energy orbit to ...21 KB (3,171 words) - 09:45, 11 March 2023
- half-life: 6 hours), which results from its decay, is being constantly produced. ... the main components of nuclear waste. Its decay, measured in becquerels per ...43 KB (6,283 words) - 22:03, 13 January 2024
- Many types of vibrations are deemed undesirable, as they waste energy ... oscillation is due to the conservation of energy. In the above example we ...35 KB (5,669 words) - 18:04, 3 May 2023
- carbohydrates, such as glucose, to provide energy. The drinks commonly sold ... sports drinks observe precautions against tooth decay. Electrolyte ...13 KB (1,858 words) - 08:06, 29 December 2021
- in some nuclear reactors as a source of energy. The other fissile materials ... U-236 nuclei undergo fission, but some decay to the ground state of U ...37 KB (5,382 words) - 08:10, 24 November 2022
- studied. Xe-129 is produced by the beta decay of iodine-129 (half-life ... from New Mexico was believed to be from the decay of mantle-derived gases soon ...13 KB (1,905 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- actively studied for their potential in solar energy technologies. * Ruthenium may also be used in advanced, high-temperature, single-crystal ...13 KB (1,814 words) - 18:24, 22 December 2022
- with no power source (provided that no energy is drawn from it). ... minimization of the electromagnetic free energy carried by superconducting ...21 KB (3,041 words) - 23:46, 26 February 2023
- by the release or absorption of energy. Iron and nickel nuclei have ... of light elements in the stars releases energy, production of the heaviest ...39 KB (6,029 words) - 23:53, 16 November 2022
- produced by hydropower—that is, the energy of moving water. It is the ... Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed ...23 KB (3,052 words) - 21:35, 9 February 2024
- are usually symbolized by h \nu \!, the energy of a photon, where h \! is ... transferring the fixed amount (quantum) of energy "E," where: ...34 KB (4,943 words) - 20:26, 27 September 2023
- Though Tono-Bungay was not a science-fiction novel, radioactive decay plays a small but consequential role in it. Radioactive decay plays a much ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 16:38, 29 July 2023
- In physics, the dynamics of both matter and energy in nature is presently ... immediately when created, only a very high-energy particle accelerator can ...25 KB (3,578 words) - 16:25, 8 February 2023
- O2 + CH2O --> Energy + H2O + CO2 This is essentially the reverse ... do this they require an external source of energy. Almost all autotrophs use ...17 KB (2,593 words) - 23:46, 20 April 2023
- same amount of time for half the sample to decay--its "half-life" ... fact, are still the basis of much of high-energy physics. ...17 KB (2,514 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- On Earth, it is produced by the radioactive decay of much heavier elements ... Nearly all helium on Earth is a result of radioactive decay. The decay ...32 KB (4,897 words) - 15:19, 25 January 2023
- thus is used as a domestic or commercial energy source. In its natural setting ... Sphagnum and the peat formed from it do not decay readily because of the phenolic ...14 KB (2,165 words) - 15:20, 27 April 2023
- The primary energy source for molds is organic matter, which is broken down into simpler compounds by enzymes released from the mycelia. Molds ...9 KB (1,390 words) - 19:49, 9 November 2022
- uranium (uranium-238) is used in kinetic energy penetrators and armor plating ... The decay of uranium, thorium and potassium-40 in the Earth's ...48 KB (6,867 words) - 15:33, 16 January 2024
- an ion. (Ionization potential is the energy needed to remove an electron ... second based on oscillations between two energy levels of the cesium-133 ...14 KB (1,931 words) - 00:09, 4 December 2023
- and decays through proton emission and alpha decay. The 10B isotope ... and liberate a considerable amount of energy. They have therefore been ...16 KB (2,239 words) - 19:45, 20 November 2023
- The exchange of bosons always carries energy and momentum between ... scales of the atomic nucleus, such as beta decay. Electromagnetism and the ...16 KB (2,260 words) - 09:25, 18 October 2022
- Instead of being driven by geothermal energy, they seem to rely on solar ... Geothermal energy may also be important. Unusually for a major satellite ...16 KB (2,391 words) - 02:41, 6 December 2022
- use of nuclear reactions to release energy for work, including propulsion ... nuclear power is a potentially dangerous energy source with a limited fuel ...49 KB (7,262 words) - 10:10, 11 March 2023
- The Kriya Yogi mentally directs his life energy to revolve, upward ... The absence of any visual signs of decay in the dead body of Paramahansa ...22 KB (3,146 words) - 07:48, 18 November 2022
- cities suffering from long-term infrastructural decay. Urban planning ... [[Image:BrokenPromises JohnFekner.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Urban decay ...40 KB (5,976 words) - 22:28, 13 November 2022
- approximately, such basic things as the energy levels and sizes of atoms ... the motion of non-quantum mechanical, low-energy particles in weak gravitational ...33 KB (4,963 words) - 10:51, 19 December 2023
- yet achieved maximal stability and minimal energy (in other words, with densest ... heat in the inner core is the radioactive decay of 40K, uranium and thorium ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- diagnosis, treatment and prevention of decay and damage. ... in libraries was already showing signs of decay at that time. Since libraries ...34 KB (4,751 words) - 00:35, 12 April 2023
- both Latin and Greek, he put most of his energy in the study of Latin classics ... like the fleetingness of love and the decay of youth in a spare, uncomplicated ...10 KB (1,687 words) - 06:50, 13 June 2023
- is curved by the presence of matter (energy), this curvature being represented ... rest, requiring ever-increasing amounts of energy to accelerate the protons ...28 KB (4,269 words) - 19:16, 17 August 2023
- Alternative energy is a term for any nontraditional energy form, source ... The term alternative energy also is used for energy derived from sources ...73 KB (10,796 words) - 08:37, 23 July 2023
- is a radioactive isotope produced by argon decay. Its half-life has been determined ... In 2006, Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) announced construction ...20 KB (2,980 words) - 22:04, 29 January 2023
- Renewable energy is a term for any useable energy that is harnessed ... The term renewable energy is often used interchangeable with alternative ...57 KB (8,258 words) - 20:49, 29 April 2020
- as a microwave filter and as an acoustic energy transmitter and transducer. * Yttrium aluminum garnet (Y3Al5O12) has a hardness of 8.5 and can ...12 KB (1,634 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- He said he had discovered a form of energy that permeated the atmosphere ... of humankind. His realization that sexual energy is potent rings true; it ...34 KB (4,898 words) - 20:11, 17 November 2023
- are serious disadvantages. For many, urban decay reveals the inherently unnatural ... take the form of chemical substances, or energy, such as noise, heat, or ...41 KB (6,075 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
