Description : de Broglie’s relation for matter waves was experimentally verified by: a) Davisson b) Germer c) G.P. Thomson d) All the these
Last Answer : c) G.P. Thomson
Description : The concept of matter waves was introduced by a) Davisson and Germer b) de Broglie c) Einstein d) Schrodinger
Last Answer : b) de Broglie
Description : Davisson and Germer scattered electrons from a crystal of nickel. The scattered electrons formed a strong diffraction pattern. What important conclusion was drawn from this experiment?
Last Answer : ANSWER: ELECTRONS ACTED LIKE WAVES
Description : The idea that electrons revolved in orbits around the nucleus of an atom without radiating energy away from the atom was postulated by: w) Thompson x) Bohr y) Rutherford z) Einstein
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BOHR
Description : The collision between a photon and a free electron was first explained by which of the following scientists? w) Einstein x) Heisenberg y) Compton z) Bohr
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- COMPTON
Description : Which of the following scientists explained the photoelectric effect? Was it: w) Einstein x) Planck y) Bohr z) Chadwick
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- EINSTEIN
Description : For the hydrogen atom, which series describes electron transitions to the N = 2 orbit? Is it the: w) Lyman series x) Paschen series y) Balmer series z) Pfund series
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BALMER SERIES
Description : For the hydrogen atom, which series describes electron transitions to the N=1 orbit, the lowest energy electron orbit? Is it the: w) Lyman series x) Balmer series y) Paschen series z) Pfund series
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LYMAN SERIES
Description : The value of G, the universal gravitational constant, was measured experimentally by: w) Newton x) Cavendish y) Copernicus z) Kepler
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CAVENDISH
Description : Which of the following scientists is responsible for the exclusion principle which states that two objects may NOT occupy the same space at the same time? Was it: w) Heisenberg x) Bohr y) Teller z) Pauli
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PAULI
Description : Which of the following scientists hypothesized that it would be possible for particles to have wave-like properties ? Was it: w) Planck x) Heisenberg y) Einstein z) de Broglie
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DE BROGLIE
Description : The photoelectric effect is a demonstration of: w) the wave nature of light x) the particle nature of light y) Compton scattering z) the continuous spectrum of radiation
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE PARTICLE NATURE OF LIGHT
Description : Diffraction and interference demonstrate which of the following? w) particle nature of light x) wave nature of light y) polarization of light z) refraction of light
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- WAVE NATURE OF LIGHT
Description : The wave nature of light is demonstrated by which of the following? w) the photoelectric effect x) color y) the speed of light z) diffraction
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DIFFRACTION
Description : The idea that we CANNOT know both the position and velocity of a subatomic particle at the same time was formulated by: w) Einstein x) Heisenberg y) Fermi z) Schroedinger
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEISENBERG
Description : The father of the atomic bomb is: w) Einstein x) Oppenheimer y) Faraday z) Strangelove
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- OPPENHEIMER
Description : Albert Einstein received the Nobel prize in physics for his work on: w) gravitation x) relativity y) photoelectric effect z) Brownian motion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
Description : The gravitational constant for the universe was measured by which of the following? w) Kepler x) Einstein y) Newton z) Cavendish
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CAVENDISH
Description : My theory of electrolytic dissociation earned me t 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry. My name is: w) Niels Bohr x) Svante Arrhenius y) Michael Faraday z) John Cavendish
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- SVANTE ARRHENIUS
Description : What are three experiments that verified the predictions of the theory after Einstein propsed it?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : It is believed that carbon-14 in nature is slowly generated by the action of: w) protons on carbon-12 x) electrons on hydrogen y) cosmic rays on boron z) neutrons on nitrogen
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- NEUTRONS ON NITROGEN
Description : Who is the founder of quantum theory of radiation ? (1) Einstein (2) Bohr (3) Plank (4) S. N. Bose
Last Answer : Plank
Description : Who is known as the Father of the Atomic Bomb? w) Albert Einstein x) J. Robert Oppenheimer y) General Leslie Groves z) Edward Teller
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
Description : The dominant charge carriers in p-type semiconductors are: w) neutrons x) electrons y) protons z) holes
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HOLES
Description : The magnitude of the quarks' electric charge is: w) zero. x) greater than the electron's charge. y) equal to the electron's charge. z) less than the electron's charge.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LESS THAN THE ELECTRON'S CHARGE.
Description : Photoelectric electricity is produced directly from solar energy when which of the following are absorbed in a semiconductor to create an electric current? w) protons x) electrons y) neutrons z) photons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PHOTONS
Description : When radiation breaks an electron pair bond in a molecule and each fragment of the molecule gets one of the bond electrons, the molecular fragments that are formed are called: w) ions x) free radicals y) stable molecules z) gases
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FREE RADICALS
Description : A space ship traveling toward Mars at 0.6 times the speed of light c shoots an ELECTRON beam at Mars. If the electrons travel at 0.6 c RELATIVE TO THE SPACE SHIP, at what speed do the electrons impact the surface of Mars? w) 0.6 c x) 0.88 c y) 1.2 c z) 1.34 c
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 0.88 c
Description : A reduction reaction always involves the: w) loss of electrons x) gain of electrons y) addition of oxygen z) removal of oxygen
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- GAIN OF ELECTRONS
Description : A characteristic of the noble gases is that they all: w) have eight electrons in the outer shell x) have low stability y) form many compounds z) have filled outer electron shells
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HAVE FILLED OUTER ELECTRON SHELLS
Description : An element has the following numbers of electrons in its shells: 2-8-8-2. Which of the following is true? The element: w) is a nonmetal x) forms an ion with a charge of +2 y) can accept two electrons z) forms a negative ion
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FORMS AN ION WITH A CHARGE OF +2
Description : If two atoms exert equal attractions for electrons, they can form: w) a nonpolar covalent bond x) an ionic bond y) a polar covalent bond z) no bond
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- A NONPOLAR COVALENT BOND
Description : A high voltage applied to a gas discharge tube containing neon gas at very low pressure causes a current to flow through the tube. Which one of the following are the particles that flow towards the ... Are they w) electrons x) protons y) negatively charged neon ions z) positively charged neon ions
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- POSITIVELY CHARGED NEON IONS
Description : A metal ball on an insulated stand is touched by a positively charged glass rod. What happens to the metal ball? Does it w) gain protons and lose electrons x) gain protons y) gain more protons than electrons z) lose electrons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LOSE ELECTRONS
Description : In N-type semiconductors the majority of the carriers are: w) holes x) electrons y) protons z) neutrons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ELECTRONS
Description : Which one of the following particles travels at the speed of light? w) neutrons x) electrons y) photons z) muons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTONS
Description : Isotopes of an element have different numbers of: w) electrons x) protons y) neutrons z) leptons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS
Description : The photomultiplier tube in the scintillation counter multiplies one of the following. Does it multiply: w) scintillations x) electrons y) ions z) photons
Description : A P-type semiconductor is doped to produce one of the following. Will it produce: w) both holes and electrons x) positive electrons y) negative electrons z) holes
Description : The particle nature of light is demonstrated by which of the following? w) the photoelectric effect x) the various colors of light y) the speed of light z) diffraction.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
Description : For which of the following reasons is plutonium-238 used for generating electricity on spacecraft? w) It is an alpha emitter with long half-life. x) It is a beta emitter with high specific power. y) It occurs abundantly in nature. z) It has low specific power.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT IS AN ALPHA EMITTER WITH LONG HALF-LIFE.
Description : The Grand Unified Theory of the forces of nature combines three of the four forces. Which force is NOT included? w) gravitational x) electromagnetic y) weak nuclear z) strong nuclear
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GRAVITATIONAL
Description : The Michelson interferometer was designed to study the nature of: w) water waves x) sound waves y) an "ether" z) sunlight
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- AN "ETHER"
Description : The theory which ascribes wave-like properties to particles is called: w) general relativity x) quantum mechanics y) special relativity z) classical mechanics
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- QUANTUM MECHANICS
Description : What is the wavelength in millimeters of a sound wave whose frequency is 35 KILOHERTZ. Assume the speed of sound is 350 METERS PER SECOND? w) 100 millimeters x) 1,000 millimeters y) 10 millimeters z) 1/10 millimeters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 10 MILLIMETERS
Description : What is a typical wavelength of an AM radio wave? w) 3000 meters x) 300 meters y) 30 meters z) 3 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 300 METERS
Description : Of the following, the type of wave that CANNOT be polarized is w) electromagnetic x) light y) sound z) radio
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SOUND
Description : For an electromagnetic wave traveling in a vacuum, if the magnitude of the intensity of the E field is zero, the magnitude of the intensity of the B field is: w) zero x) a negative maximum y) a positive maximum z) the square root of 2 times the positive maximum
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ZERO
Description : An electromagnetic wave is ALWAYS: w) longitudinal x) polarized y) spherical z) transverse.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- TRANSVERSE
Description : A wave and its reflection produce a standing wave with the distance from NODE to nearest ANTINODE of 4 meters. The wavelength of this wave is: w) 4 meters x) 8 meters y) 12 meters z) 16 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 16 METERS