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  2. Chemically inert - Wikipedia

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    Inert atmospheres consisting of gases such as argon, nitrogen, or helium are commonly used in chemical reaction chambers and in storage containers for oxygen-or water-sensitive substances, to prevent unwanted reactions of these substances with oxygen or water. [4] Argon is widely used in fluorescence tubes and low energy light bulbs.

  3. Fluid and crystallized intelligence - Wikipedia

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    The concepts of fluid intelligence (g f) and crystallized intelligence (g c) were introduced in 1943 by the psychologist Raymond Cattell. [1] [2] [3] According to Cattell's psychometrically-based theory, general intelligence (g) is subdivided into g f and g c.

  4. Placebo - Wikipedia

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    Placebos are typically inert tablets, such as sugar pills. A placebo (/ p l ə ˈ s iː b oʊ / plə-SEE-boh) is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value. [1] Common placebos include inert tablets (like sugar pills), inert injections (like saline), sham surgery, [2] and other procedures. [3]

  5. Noble gas - Wikipedia

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    In many applications, the noble gases are used to provide an inert atmosphere. Argon is used in the synthesis of air-sensitive compounds that are sensitive to nitrogen. Solid argon is also used for the study of very unstable compounds, such as reactive intermediates, by trapping them in an inert matrix at very low temperatures. [91]

  6. Nitrogen narcosis - Wikipedia

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    Narcosis results from breathing gases under elevated pressure, and may be classified by the principal gas involved. The noble gases, except helium and probably neon, [2] as well as nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen cause a decrement in mental function, but their effect on psychomotor function (processes affecting the coordination of sensory or cognitive processes and motor activity) varies widely.

  7. Inert - Wikipedia

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    Inert knowledge, information which one can express but not use; Inert ingredient, a component of the excipient of a pharmaceutical drug; Inert munition, a round that does not contain any energetic material; Inert prime, a type of behaviour of a prime under an algebraic extension; Inert waste, waste which is neither chemically nor biologically ...

  8. Cognitive inertia - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive inertia is the tendency for a particular orientation in how an individual thinks about an issue, belief, or strategy to resist change. Clinical and neuroscientific literature often defines it as a lack of motivation to generate distinct cognitive processes needed to attend to a problem or issue.

  9. Memory - Wikipedia

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    Overview of the forms and functions of memory. Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. [1]