Asked by Avery Williams

Compare the student text with the source.
Source: Richard Van Noorden, "Four Chemical Elements Added to Periodic Table." Published in Nature, 2016:
The unstable agglomerations of protons and neutrons last mere fractions of a second before they fall apart into smaller, more stable fragments.

Student text: The "unstable agglomerations of protons and neutrons" last less than a second before they break apart.

Is the student text plagiarized?
A. No, it is not plagiarized.
B. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
C. Yes, because it fails to cite the source.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C. Yes, because it fails to cite the source.

Explanation: the student copies a distinctive phrase and closely mirrors the original wording/idea. Even when a short phrase is put in quotes, the original source must be cited; without a citation this is plagiarism.