Describe what radioactive decay is

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Answer each question with an explanation to back it up.

1. What three, testable, phenomena were used to confirm the Big Bang Theory?

2. Describe what radioactive decay is, and how a geologist might use it to date a rock sample.

3. Compare and contrast the quantum mechanical model of the atom with the earlier Rutherford model.

4. Assuming that you have unlimited technology, resources, and time, describe an experiment you could create to test Einstein's Theory of Relativity, focusing on time dilation and length contraction.

5. Describe wave-particle duality, and how this relates to Louis De Broglie's postulate.

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