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 : 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 : 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 : In the Millikan oil-drop experiment the UPWARD force on the drop is due to the: w) gravitational and electric fields x) gravitational field and the charge on the drop y) electric field and the size of the drop z) electric field and the charge on the drop
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ELECTRIC FIELD AND THE CHARGE ON THE DROP
Description : The Millikan experiment showed that electric charge was: w) negative x) quantized y) positive z) unmeasurable
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- QUANTIZED
Description : Which of the following refers to the scattering of light by colloidal particles? w) Rutherford effect x) Tyndall effect (pron: tin-dahl) y) Thompson effect z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TYNDALL EFFECT
Description : Who hypothesized that it would be impossible to know the exact location and exact momentum of a particle at the same time? Was it: w) Heisenberg x) De Broglie y) Planck z) Schrodinger
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- HEISENBERG
Description : To develop the correct mathematical description of the distribution of radiated energy of a blackbody with respect to wavelength for a given temperature, Planck found it necessary to assume that the molecular ... units or quanta y) radiant energy in a continuous form z) none of the above.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- RADIANT ENERGY IN DISCRETE UNITS OR QUANTA
Description : When an atom undergoes beta decay, the atomic number of the nucleus: w) is unchanged x) increases by one y) decreases by one z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- INCREASES BY ONE
Description : This scientist gave the law- ‘Properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic number.’ This property of the fundamental importance of atomic number was discovered by- (1) Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (2) John Newlands (3) Dmitri lvanovich Mendeléev (4) Henry Moseley
Last Answer : (4) Henry Moseley Explanation: In 1913, Henry Moseley showed that the atomic number of an element is a more fundamental property than its atomic mass as described below.
Description : How did henry moseley determine that contributed to understanding the atom?
Last Answer : Henry Moseley is a Physicist. He used x-rays and discovered the atomic number of each element, that led to more accurate organization of the Periodic Table. He arranged the elements in the periodic table by the number of protons of the elements not on the basis of atomic weights of the elements.
Description : In Rutherford's experiment involving the deflection of alpha particles by atomic nuclei, the fact that some of the alpha particles bombarding the thin gold foil were back-scattered, led to one of the ... its nucleus z) the nucleus of a gold atom occupies nearly the entire space of the atom
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOST OF THE MASS OF A GOLD ATOM IS IN ITS NUCLEUS
Description : Which of the following scientists first stated the law of conservation of mass? Was it: w) Lavoisier x) Dalton y) Proust z) Boyle
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LAVOISIER
Description : Which of the following scientists was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911 for the discovery of the radioactive elements, radium and polonium? w) John Dalton x) Dmitri Mendeleev y) Emil Fischer z) Marie Curie
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MARIE CURIE
Description : Gamma rays are similar to X rays in which of the following ways? w) they have neither rest mass nor charge x) they can be bent in an electric field y) they originate within the nucleus z) they are of low energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HAVE NEITHER REST MASS NOR CHARGE
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 : Alpha rays are different from beta rays in one of the following ways. Are they different since: w) alpha rays are deflected in a magnetic field and beta rays are not x) alpha rays are ... negative charge z) alpha rays are produced within the nucleus and beta rays are produced outside the nucleus
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALPHA RAYS HAVE A POSITIVE CHARGE AND BETA RAYS HAVE A NEGATIVE CHARGE
Description : A radioactive atom `X` emits a `beta-`particle to produce an atom `Y` which then emits an Particle to give an atom `Z` (1) the atomic number of `X` is
Last Answer : A radioactive atom `X` emits a `beta-`particle to produce an atom `Y` which then emits an Particle to give ... C. 2 and 3 are correct D. 3 is correct
Description : Which of the following terms refers to the number of molecules or ions attached to a central metallic atom? w) coordination number x) connection number y) bonding number z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- COORDINATION NUMBER
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 : The atomic number of a nucleus will increase by 1 if which of the following is emitted by the nucleus? w) an alpha particle x) a positron y) a beta particle z) a gamma ray
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- BETA PARTICLE
Description : When a radioisotope undergoes beta minus decay, does its atomic number: w) increase x) decrease y) remain the same z) vary depending on the element involved
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASE
Description : Compared to Chlorine, Bromine has: w) smaller atomic size x) higher density y) lower boiling point z) greater number of outer electrons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HIGHER DENSITY
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 : The word atom is from a Greek word meaning: w) small x) indivisible y) unseen z) visible
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- INDIVISIBLE
Description : What is the process by which an atom gains electrons? w) Reduction x) Neutralization y) Electrolysis z) Oxidation
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- REDUCTION
Description : For which molecule can the bonding be described in terms of sp3 hybrid orbitals of the central atom? w) CH4 x) SF6 y) BF3 z) PCL5
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- CH4
Description : Which of the following terms refers to the energy released when an electron is added to a neutral atom? w) electrovalence x) electron affinity y) electroconductance z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ELECTRON AFFINITY
Description : Which of the following atoms or ions would be the smallest? w) sodium atom x) magnesium atom y) singly charged sodium ion z) doubly charged magnesium ion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DOUBLY CHARGED MAGNESIUM ION
Description : How many neighboring atoms are in contact with eac atom in a monatomic body-centered cubic structure. w) 4 x) 6 y) 8 z) 12
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 8
Description : A compound which contains two ring structures havi one common carbon atom is known as a: w) spiro-compound x) nonpolar compound y) interstitial compound z) inner compound
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- SPIRO-COMPOUND
Description : Which of the following describes the orientation of bonds in an sp3 hybridized atom? w)triagonal x)linear y)tetrahedral z)planar
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TETRAHEDRAL
Description : Which of the following Greek philosophers proposed the first atomic theory around 400 B.C.? Was it w) Plato x) Archimedes y) Aristotle z) Democritus
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- DEMOCRITUS
Description : Who was the first American chemist to receive a Nobel Prize? He was selected in 1914 for his precise determination of atomic weights. w) Edward Frankland x) Theodore Richards y) John Bardeen z) Paul Dirac
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THEODORE RICHARDS
Description : Modern periodic law had been given by (1) Moseley (2) Mendeleev (3) Lother-Mayer (4) Lavoisier
Last Answer : (1) Moseley Explanation: In 1913, H.G.J Moseley in England proved that the more fundamental properties of an element are its atomic number. Therefore he suggested that the basis of classification of elements should be atomic number.
Description : Which of the following has the smallest atomic radius? w) iodine x) chlorine y) fluorine z) bromine
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FLUORINE
Description : AS A GROUP, the halogens have the largest: w) atomic radii x) Boiling points y) electronegativities z) ionization energies
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ELECTRONEGATIVITIES
Description : The modern atomic theory was conceived by : w) Victor Grignard x) Daniel Rutherford y) Svante Arrhenius z) John Dalton
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- JOHN DALTON
Description : Of the following elements which has the largest atomic radius? w) Ba x) F y) C z) Be
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- Ba
Description : Solids may be considered to be either crystalline noncrystalline. The basic difference between them is that a crystal, in contrast to a noncrystal: w) has a sharp melting point x) has an irregular array of atoms y) exhibits double refraction z) has a completely regular atomic or molecular structure
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HAS A COMPLETELY REGULAR ATOMIC OR MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Description : Which of the following four elements has the largest atomic radius? Is it: w) strontium x) francium y) calcium z) bromine
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- FRANCIUM
Description : As one goes across a period in the periodic table, the ionization energy generally increases for one of the following reasons. Is it because of the increasing w) atomic radius x) melting point y) nuclear charge z) density
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUCLEAR CHARGE
Description : The halogen with the largest atomic radius is: w) Cl x) I y) Br z) At
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- At
Description : The internal structure of crystals was first studied with which of the following? w) x-rays x) isotopes y) electron microscopes z) lasers
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- X-RAYS
Description : Infrared rays are absorbed best by which one of the following. Is it: w) bodies of air x) white bodies with rough surfaces y) mirrors z) black bodies with rough surfaces
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- BLACK BODIES WITH ROUGH SURFACES
Description : Refracting telescopes, if uncorrected, suffer from chromatic aberration. Chromatic aberration occurs because: w) red light is focused more strongly than blue light x) blue light is focused more strongly than ... central rays, z) the central light rays are focused more strongly than the outer rays.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BLUE LIGHT IS FOCUSED MORE STRONGLY THAN RED LIGHT
Description : The term "laminar flow" is most often associated with the description of: w) conduction of sound by waves x) current flow in transistors y) effects of viscosity of liquids z) passage of light rays through a liquid
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- EFFECTS OF VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
Description : Which of the following does NOT travel in a vacuum? w) radio waves x) gamma rays y) magnetic waves z) sound waves
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SOUND WAVES
Description : In radioactive decay, the emission of an electron is characteristic of: w) Alpha decay x) Beta decay y) Gamma decay z) X-rays
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BETA DECAY
Description : Two light rays will interfere constructively with maximum amplitude if the path difference between them is: w) one wavelength x) one-half wavelength y) one-quarter wavelength z) one-eighth wavelength
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ONE WAVELENGTH