In the Rutherford gold foil experiment, what subatomic structure did the results reveal inside atoms?
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A tiny atomic nucleus
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In the Rutherford gold foil experiment, what subatomic structure did the results reveal inside atoms?
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A tiny atomic nucleus
In the Milgram obedience experiment, what percentage of participants reached the maximum shock level in the original condition?
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65 percent
In the Stanford prison experiment, who served as the principal investigator?
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Philip Zimbardo
In the Michelson–Morley experiment of 1887, what hypothetical medium were scientists trying to detect?
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Luminiferous aether
Which bacterium causes diphtheria, a disease marked by a thick throat membrane?
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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In the Stanford prison experiment, who served as the principal investigator?
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Philip Zimbardo
In the Michelson–Morley experiment of 1887, what hypothetical medium were scientists trying to detect?
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Luminiferous aether
Which bacterium causes diphtheria, a disease marked by a thick throat membrane?
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Which bacterium causes plague, the disease associated with the Black Death?
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Yersinia pestis
Which bacterium is traditionally used with Streptococcus thermophilus to make yogurt?
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Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus
Which bacterium produces the botulinum toxin responsible for botulism?
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Clostridium botulinum
Which bacterium causes tetanus, the disease marked by painful muscle spasms?
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Clostridium tetani
Which bacterium is the main cause of dental caries by producing acid from sugars in dental plaque?
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Streptococcus mutans
Which bacterium is used to make the insecticidal protein in the biological pesticide Bt?
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Bacillus thuringiensis