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What did the Nobel Committee specifically mention in the award for Theodore William Richards?
Discovery of atomic energy
His contribution to medical science
His exact determinations of atomic weights
His research and discovery about the solar system
Answer
Theodore William Richards received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1914 for his exact determinations of atomic weights. His work led to the development of the concept of isotopes and the realization that atomic weights are not fixed, but vary slightly from element to element. Richards' work also helped to establish the periodic table of elements and to determine the relative atomic masses of many elements.
Theodore William Richards: Mastermind of Chemistry
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