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What important tool for nuclear physics and chemistry did Isidor Isaac Rabi's Nobel-winning research lead to?

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

  • Cavity Magnetron

  • Breit–Rabi Equation

  • Atomic Clock

Answer

Rabi's discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944, became an essential tool for nuclear physics and chemistry. It allows scientists to study the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei, and has also been crucial in the development of medical imaging technology.
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