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Any one of a set of six annual international awards for extraordinary achievement; included are prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology, litrature, and medicine.
ScienceSymbol:"Np" Atomic Number:"93" Atomic Mass: 237.05amu. Neptunium is one of the elements in the actinide series of inner transition elements. It may also be classified as a rare earth element. A silvery, radioactive element that can be used in nuclear reactors because its atomic structure is so close to plutonium.
ScienceThe theoretical point in pipe length that accounts for the effects of buoyancy.
ScienceNuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the constituents and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation but the research has provided application in many fields, including those in nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear weapons, ion implantation in materials engineering, and radiocarbon dating in geology and archaeology.
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