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Author: Kay
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Chapter 23, Problem 14QP
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The reason behind the reionization of the neutral gas un the universe.
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Which of the following events in the early universe likely came first?
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Formation of the Earth.
b.
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis.
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Quantum Gravity Era (Planck Era).
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Inflation.
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Cosmic Microwave Background.
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What is the name of the period in the Early Universe during which the Universe expanded very rapidly as a quantum system?
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Inflation.
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Big Bang Nucleosynthesis.
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The period during the early Universe in which the first atomic nuclei (not full atoms) formed is called:
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Cosmic Microwave Background.
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Quantum Gravity Era.
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Big Bang Nucleosynthesis.
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