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What is the main focus of nuclear physics?

  • Studying the behavior of electrons within the atom
  • Investigating the behavior of subatomic particles
  • Studying atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions (correct)
  • Exploring the properties of radioactive materials
  • Which field is often confused with nuclear physics?

  • Atomic physics (correct)
  • Quantum physics
  • Particle physics
  • Astrophysics
  • What was the accepted model of the atom at the beginning of the 20th century?

  • Ernest Rutherford's nuclear model
  • Niels Bohr's planetary model
  • Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty model
  • J. J. Thomson's 'plum pudding' model (correct)
  • Which field evolved out of nuclear physics?

    <p>Particle physics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What crucial applications have resulted from discoveries in nuclear physics?

    <p>Nuclear power, nuclear medicine, and ion implantation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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