Description : The emission of a positron from a radioactive atom is generally accompanied by the emission of one of the following. Is it accompanied by the emission of: w) a meson x) a baryon y) an antineutrino z) a neutrino
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- A NEUTRINO
Description : When an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle, one of its neutrons disintegrates into one of the following set of particles. Does it disintegrate into: w) a positron and an electron x) a proton, an ... and an antineutrino y) a proton, an electron, and a positron z) a neutrino and an antineutrino
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- A PROTON, AN ELECTRON AND AN ANTINEUTRINO
Description : What was that other word that physicist Leon Lederman connected to the word God to describe the God particle?
Last Answer : ”...the publisher wouldn’t let us call it the Goddamn Particle, though that might be a more appropriate title, given its villainous nature and the expense it is causing.” (from here)
Description : The nuclear particle having no mass and no charge, but only spin is - (1) proton (2) neutrino (3) meson (4) electron
Last Answer : (2) neutrino Explanation: Neutrinos do not carry electric charge, and have mass quite small, though nonzero. Their mass is tiny even by the standards of subatomic particles. They are electrically neutral, weakly interacting elementary subatomic particles with half-integer spin.
Description : The nuclear particle having no mass and no charge, but only spin is (1) proton (2) neutrino (3) meson (4) electron
Last Answer : neutrino
Description : The anti-particle to an electron is: w) proton x) positron y) neutron z) anti-proton
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- POSITRON
Description : Name the three American physicists who received the Nobel Prize in 1972 for their development of a theory of superconductivity.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (JOHN) BARDEEN, (LEON N.) COOPER, (J. ROBERT) SCHRIEFFER
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 : One of the particles expected to be discovered at the Superconducting Super Collider is the: w) Higg's boson. x) tau meson. y) tachyon. z) anti-proton.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HIGG'S BOSON.
Description : An electron is classified as a: w) boson x) nucleon y) fermion z) meson
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FERMION
Description : Who first theoretically predicted the existence of the positron, a positively charged electron? He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (PAUL ADRIEN MAURICE) DIRAC
Description : Which scientist got the particle name for ‘mesotron’ changed to ‘meson’ ? (1) Hans Adolf Krebs (2) Carl David Anderson (3) Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha (4) William Buehler
Last Answer : Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha
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 : Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for: A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962 B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962 C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962 D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
Last Answer : A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
Description : Who is the scientist who was associated with food grain revolution and who also won the Nobel Prize for Peace? (1) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (2) Dr. N.E. Borlaug (3) Dr.Subramaniam Chandra Sekhar (4) Willy Brandt
Last Answer : Dr. N.E. Borlaug
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 : The 1936 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Peter J.W. Debye for his studies of: w) kinetic energy of colliding particles x) electron configuration y) dipole moments z) conformations of cyclohexane
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DIPOLE MOMENTS
Description : Harold Clayton Urey, an American, received the 193 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of: w) Francium x) Americium y) deuterium z) protium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DEUTERIUM
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 : 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 : As of August 1991, how many DIFFERENT women have won Nobel Prizes in the scientific fields of physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine? Is it: w) 2 x) 5 y) 9 z) 12
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 9
Description : Dirac theoretically predicted the existence of the positron. Who experimentally identified positrons in 1932 in cloud chamber pictures of cosmic ray particle tracks?
Last Answer : ANSWER: (C. D.) ANDERSON
Description : Which of the following statements is TRUE about an ELASTIC collision between two particles? Is it true that: w) neither particle loses any of its kinetic energy x) neither particle loses any of ... that lost by the other z) the total kinetic energy before and after the collision remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY BEFORE AND AFTER THE COLLISION RE
Description : Shockley, Brattain and Bardeen won a Nobel prize for what small invention?
Last Answer : ANSWER: TRANSISTOR
Description : Of the following particles, the particle having the least mass is (a) Meson (b) Neutron (c) Electron (d) Proton
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Which of the following particles has the dual nature of particle-wave? (1) Electron (2) Meson (3) Proton (4) Neutron
Last Answer : (1) Electron
Description : Which of the following particles has the dual nature of particle– wave? (1) Electron (2) Meson (3) Proton (4) Neutron
Last Answer : Electron
Description : The physicist Chadwick is known for his association with: w) the alpha particle x) the neutron y) the cloud chamber z) the electron
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE NEUTRON
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 : A proton and an alpha particle pass through the gap of a strong magnet. If both particles have the same initial velocity, how many times greater will the defection of the proton be relative to the deflection of the alpha particle? Will it be: w) the same x) 2 times y) 4 times z) 8 times
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 2 TIMES
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 : If 64Cu emits a beta particle, what would the product be? w) 63Cu x) 64Cu+1 y) 64Cu-1 z) 64Zn
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 64Zn
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 period of oscillation of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion is: w) independent of the amplitude of the motion x) directly proportional to the frequency of oscillation y) independent of the frequency of oscillation z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INDEPENDENT OF THE AMPLITUDE OF THE MOTION
Description : The force on a charged particle moving parallel to magnetic field lines is: w) in the direction of the field x) zero y) perpendicular to the field z) in the opposite direction of the field
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ZERO
Description : One curie is equal to: w) the square root of the binding energy x) the energy of an alpha-particle y) 3.7 x 1010 disintegrations per second z) mc2
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 3.7 x 1010 DISINTEGRATIONS PER SECOND
Description : An alpha particle colliding with an electron loses: w) none of its energy x) little of its energy y) half of its energy z) all of its energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- LITTLE OF ITS ENERGY
Description : When a fast charged particle traverses a dielectric medium at a velocity exceeding the velocity of light in that medium, radiation is emitted. This radiation is known as: w) point radiation x) Cerenkov radiation y) Synchrotron radiation z) Bremsstrahlung
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CERENKOV RADIATION
Description : What do you think about the fact that the creator of the term "ADHD," Dr. Leon Eisenberg, said that ADHD is vastly over diagnosed?
Last Answer : For many years I’ve said that it is a label stuck on normal children by lazy parents and doctors.
Description : Dr. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for which work? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Dr. Hargobing khurana received the nobel prize for which subject? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : Dr. Muhammad was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2006
Description : Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Dr. Norman Borlaug in (a) 1969 (b) 1970 (c) 1971 (d) 1972
Last Answer : (a) 1969
Description : The WISE Prize-2012, also known as the “Nobel Prize for Education” was conferred by the WISE Summit in Doha on : (1) Dr. Madhav Chavan (2) Dr. Yash Pal (3) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (4) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Last Answer : Dr. Madhav Chavan
Description : Nobel Prize in which field is not paid out of the endowment set up by Dr. Alfred Nobel ? (1) Peace (2) Medicine (3) Economics (4) Chemistry
Last Answer : Economics
Description : The particle required to continue the chain process of Uranium fission is – (1) Electron (2) Proton (3) Neutron (4) Positron
Last Answer : (3) Neutron Explanation: Fission as encountered in the modern world is usually a deliberately produced man-made nuclear reaction induced by a neutron. The nuclear fuels undergo fission when struck by fission ... rate in a nuclear reactor or at a very rapid uncontrolled rate in a nuclear weapon.
Description : Name the particle that is most essential to continue the chain reaction during the fission of uranium - (1) Electron (2) Proton (3) Neutron (4) Positron
Last Answer : (3) Neutron Explanation: Nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei), often producing ... in the modern world is usually a deliberately produced manmade nuclear reaction induced by a neutron.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The nucleus of a hydrogen atom is identical with a proton (B) A, β-ray particle is identical with an electron (C) Mass of an electron is about 1/1800th of the lightest nucleus (D) Positron is heavier than a proton
Last Answer : (D) Positron is heavier than a proton
Description : Mass of a positron is same as that of a/an (A) Electron (B) α-particle (C) Proton (D) Neutron
Last Answer : (A) Electron