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1. This chemist and patriot is known for his work with Born for the process of synthesizing ammonia from its elements, nitrogen and hydrogen.
2. An Italian scientist, noted as the founder of physical chemistry, he is well known for his law that states that at a given temperature, equal volumes of gases contain the same number of molecules, which is now known as his number.
3. This chemist was born in Paris in 1850, and his greatest accomplishment is his principle on chemical equilibrium.
4. Using an earlier theory from Ernest Rutherford, this Danish scientist developed theories on the structure of atoms, including, a number, known as his radius, which estimates the average distance an electron is from the nucleus of a hydrogen atom.
5. She discovered radium, paving the way for nuclear physics and cancer therapy, and she became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
6. Arguably the most famous scientist of all time, he finally won the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his 1905 work on the photoelectric effect and his theory on gas distribution, but NOT for his special theory of relativity.
7. He is famous for his studies of the relationship of temperature and volume in gases. Most people know of him for his discovery of the temperature, 'absolute zero,' which was a basis for a new temperature scale, his temperature scale.
8. This chemist born February 7, 1834 in Siberia is credited with the discovery of periodic law and the development of the periodic table.
9. In 1910, he investigated the scattering of alpha rays which led to his discovery of the atomic nucleus. He was also the scientist who concluded that each element could be assigned an atomic number.
10. One of the forerunners of quantum theory, he developed equations to explain the motion of electrons. Most people know him for his hypothetical experiment of the half-lives of particles with the placement of a cat in a box.
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