Urey's Nobel Prize was for his work in what subfield of chemistry?
Electrochemistry
Isotope Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Thermodynamics
Answer
Isotope chemistry, the study of isotopes and their behavior, earned Harold Urey the Nobel Prize. Isotopes are variations of an element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Urey's pioneering work in isotope separation, particularly his discovery of deuterium, a heavy isotope of hydrogen, laid the groundwork for advancements in nuclear physics and the development of nuclear energy.
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