Marie Curie â Pioneer of Radioactivity : āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§°āĻŋ â ā§°ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ âāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§° āĻĒāĻĨāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ
Marie Curie was a great scientist and a pioneer of radioactivity. She was born on 7 November 1867 in Poland. She worked in physics and chemistry and made important discoveries. She discovered radium and polonium.
She won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911, becoming the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. Her work helped improve medical science, especially in the use of X-rays. She inspired many women to study science. She died on 4 July 1934 and is remembered as one of the greatest scientists in history.
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Famous Quote (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ)
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” : “āĻā§ā§ąāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ, āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻšā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤”
Short Summary (āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤)
Marie Curie was a great scientist who discovered radium and polonium and won two Nobel Prizes. She made important contributions to science and medicine.
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Section A : Very Short Questions
1. When was Marie Curie born ? āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: 7 November 1867 : ā§ āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° ā§§ā§Žā§Ŧā§
2. Where was she born ? āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Poland : āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ
3. Which fields did she work in ? āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Physics and Chemistry : āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨
4. Name the two elements she discovered. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Radium and Polonium : Radium āĻā§°ā§ Polonium
5. How many Nobel Prizes did she win ? āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Two : āĻĻā§āĻāĻž'
Section B: Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Marie Curie famous ? āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ ?
Ans: She is famous for discovering radium and polonium and winning two Nobel Prizes. : āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ Radium āĻā§°ā§ Polonium āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĨ¤
2. How did her work help medical science ? āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Her work helped doctors use X-rays to treat patients. : āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻ X-ray āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ ā§°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
3. Why is she an inspiration to women ? āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŖāĻž ?
Ans: She inspired many women to study and work in science. : āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Section C: Long Answer Question
1. Write a short note on Marie Curie. āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§°āĻŋā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Marie Curie was a great scientist born in Poland in 1867. She worked in physics and chemistry and discovered radium and polonium. She won two Nobel Prizes and made important contributions to medical science. She is remembered as a pioneer of radioactivity.
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