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    Undergrad Justifying investment in Cosmology

    How is the large investment spent on say... space missions or large telescopes justified when the country is in a recession? Can you guys think of any examples of large investments into cosmology that were fruitful/failed?
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    Answer: 39Ca, 40Ca, 41Ca, 41Sc: Ground & Excited State Spins & Parities

    The question: Use the shell-model diagram provided to justify the spins and parities of the ground-state of 39Ca, 40Ca, 41Ca and 41Sc. Give the spins and parities of the first excited state of 39Ca,41Ca and 41Sc (Z=20 for CA and Z=21 for Sc) My problem: Although I'm fairly certain I've got the...