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Rudolph A. Marcus, an Uncommon card
Rudolph Arthur Marcus was a Canadian-born American chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 28,000
Power 106 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Rudolph A. Marcus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Rudolph A. Marcus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Marcus theory, named after him, provides a ______ and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer.
Answer
thermodynamic. Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer. From the Rudolph A. Marcus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Rudolph Arthur Marcus was a Canadian-born American chemist who received the ____ Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems".
Answer
1990s. Rudolph Arthur Marcus was a Canadian-born American chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". From the Rudolph A. Marcus article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer.
- He was a professor at Caltech, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.
Why it is Uncommon
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Text : Wikipedia, Rudolph A. Marcus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Department of Energy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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