Who discovered the process of nuclear fission in heavy elements, winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered the process of nuclear fission in heavy elements, winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944?
A. Niels Bohr
B. Otto Hahn
C. Lise Meitner
D. Enrico Fermi
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
German chemist Otto Hahn discovered nuclear fission of uranium in 1938 alongside Fritz Strassmann.
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Melvin Calvin traced the pathway of carbon absorption in plants using carbon-14, establishing the Calvin-Benson Cycle.
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Friedrich Ernst Dorn discovered radon while studying the radioactive decay chain of radium emissions.
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