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High School Atom Shapes: Visualizing Electron Clouds
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High School Where Does an Electron Reside in the Cloud Model?
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High School The desire of atoms for a lower energy state
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High School What is a hole and how does it relate to electricity?
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High School Are Semiconductors Electrically Charged?
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High School Hardness vs. density (for Elements)
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High School Determining atomic radius at home
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High School What does He-Like or Ni-Like mean?
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High School The forces in an atomic nucleus
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High School What is atomic concentration and how can it be found for different elements?
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High School What is the meaning of Vbe and Vce in a transistor amplifier?
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High School Solid Mystery: A Non-Conductor of Heat, Yet a Good Conductor of Electricity?
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High School Wonder about atom characteristic
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High School Emission and Absorption bands?
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High School Why is the air transparent and what makes most gases have low absorption?
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High School Perfect crystal - is there such thing?
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High School Proton & Electron: Why Don't They Collapse?
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High School Can You Make a Laser That Can Burn?
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High School Learn the Basics of Semiconductor Laser Operation
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High School What distinguishes a metal from a nonmetal in terms of atomic structure?
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High School Glass Transparency: What Allows Visible Light to Pass Through?
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High School Questions About Atoms: Protons & Neutrons
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High School What is a diffusion path in scientific terms?
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High School Rutherford Atom Model: Did He Know Structure of Alpha Particles?
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High School If diamonds are made of carbon? and coal is made out carbon
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High School Is a Hydrogen Nucleus the Same as a Proton?
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High School Is it True? - How Matter Can Be Solid at 2 Miles Apart
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High School Atoms Seeking Valence Electrons: Why 8?
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High School The difference of bulk and young modulus
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High School Discover Semiconductor Behavior: Experiment to Prove Material's Conductivity
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High School Understanding Surface Energy: A Beginner's Guide
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High School Percent at. concentration unit?
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High School Is the density of a bec larger or smaller than the air?
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High School What are the key atomic structures that make an atom metal or nonmetal?
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High School What's inbetween an atom's nucleus and electrons?
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High School TiC vs Ti50C50: What Do the Numbers Mean?
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High School Atomic Weight: What Governs the Number of Neutrons?
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High School Molecules back to singular atoms.
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High School Why does light go through glass
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High School Electrons colliding with solar panel
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High School Compress Water: Difficult or Not?
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High School What is in the Empty Space of an Atom?
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High School Now the title: How much effect?
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High School Why macro model bad for atomic world?
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High School How do diodes (pn junction) work?
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High School How can materials become stronger through the introduction of weak bonds?
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High School Problems with Bohrs atomic model
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High School What is the Electron Cloud and Why is it So Mysterious?
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High School The ability of water falling to attract air pollutants
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High School Comparing Magnetic Matter: Ferromagnetic vs Others
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High School Atomic Sizes Chart: All Elements in Periodic Table
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High School What does the electrical conductivity of the elements depends from?
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High School Why does water consist of 2/3 hydrogen and 1/3 oxygen?
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High School Atoms: Properties, Charges & Nuclear Forces
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High School Ionization Energy: What Makes Inert Gases Special?
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High School How do ions form in chemical reactions?
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High School Understand the meaning of an electron
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High School Do Electrons Have Mass or Just Energy?
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High School What is Shear Flow? Does it Impact Viscosity?
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High School Water's Explosive Expansion: Can It Really Happen?
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High School Questions About Subatomic Particles
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High School What Temperature Does Water Boil at and Has it Changed?
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High School Drift velocity and measurement in wire
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High School Photoelectric Effect: Grade 12 Questions Answered
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High School Directional Bonding: What is the Difference?
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High School Solving the Mystery of Material Solids: Gage Blocks
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High School Atomic Number: Differentiating Elements
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High School Tell me websites about thin films
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High School What Is the Difference Between a Crystal and a Crystallite?
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High School Does the resistance of an LDR vary with frequency?
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High School Why does copper conduct heat better than aluminium and iron?
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High School Magnet Properties: Stick to Steel at 150°C?
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High School Nano Technology: The Future of Today
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High School Why Are Magnesium and Beryllium Not Chemically Inactive?
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High School Understanding the Origin of Color & Light Reflections
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High School What is Bose Eintein Condensate?
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High School How does the properties of glass affect its properties?
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High School Why Si is Not Suitable for Creating Light
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High School SiO2: What is it and Where is it Used?
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High School Which Bond is Stronger: Metallic or Covalent?
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High School Electron Mass: A Fundamental Property or a Complex Concept?
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High School How does light travel through air molecules?
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High School % Reflection vs Wavelength Chart. Any?
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High School Forgotten Matter: Seeking the Name of a Stronger-than-Steel Substance
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High School How is reflectivity of a surface determined?
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High School Difference Between "Freeze" and "Congeal"?
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High School Why is an atom with a full shell more stable?
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High School Atoms Transferring Kinetic Energy: How Does It Work?
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High School States of Matter: Beyond Solid, Liquid, Gas
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High School Where Can I Learn About the Kondo Effect?
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High School I Wonder: How Do Red Light Bulbs Work in a Dark Room?
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High School Oxygen to Sulphur: Paul D's Theory
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High School Exploring Physics: Is the Rutherford Scattering Formula Necessary?
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High School Energy - Difference between Continuous & Discreet
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High School How does glass become transparent?
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High School What Are the Bonds and Forces in a Water Molecule?
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High School New to atoms - Looking for some advice/clarity
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High School Needing images of atoms for project
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High School Chemistry Orbits Representations Needed
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