By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Definition: Isomeric transition is a form of radioactive decay where a gamma photon is emitted by a nucleus in an excited metastable state. The photon is emitted when the energy of the excited nucleus drops to the lower, ground state.
These Are The Most Educated States And Neighborhoods In America. One out of every two people living in Washington, D.C. has a college degree, a rate far surpassing any state in the country. Of course, it can be a little unfair to compare one city that is the center of government power with far larger states. Among the states, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts takes the top slot as most educated, which may come as little surprise too, considering how many great colleges are located in the Boston area.
The range of each has varied by a maximum of only three points. Alabama is the most âconservativeâ state in the U.S., with roughly 50 percent of its residents âidentifying their ideology as conservative,â trailed closely by North Dakota and Wyoming (both 48.6 percent), according to a recent survey by Gallup.The geographic dispersion of ideology across the states follows what are by now familiar lines of political demarcation. The most conservative states are in the South, Midwest, and Mountain West, while the most liberal are on the East or the West Coast,â it adds. Click here to see the full report.