Description : pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. Comparing a pH 5 and a pH 8 solution, which of the following is true? w) There are 1,000 times more hydrogen ions in ... . z) Cannot tell the difference between these two solutions by pH, since the numbers are so close.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THERE ARE 1,000 TIMES MORE HYDROGEN IONS IN THE PH 5 SOLUTION
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 : What is the only nonmetal element that is a liquid room temperature? w) phosphorus x) bromine y) iodine z) arsenic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BROMINE
Description : Isotopes of an element have different numbers of: w) electrons x) protons y) neutrons z) leptons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS
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 : The characteristic bonds in nonmetal oxides are which of the following types? w) network x) covalent y) ionic z) coordinate covalent
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COVALENT
Description : Members of which of the following classes of compounds generally produce acidic solutions when dissolved in water? w) metal oxides x) nonmetal oxides y) alcohols z) aldehydes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- NONMETAL OXIDES
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 : 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 : The Millikan experiment showed that electric charge was: w) negative x) quantized y) positive z) unmeasurable
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- QUANTIZED
Description : For a negative point charge, the electric field vectors: w) circle the charge x) point radially in toward the charge y) point radially away from the charge z) cross at infinity
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- POINT RADIALLY IN TOWARD THE CHARGE
Description : Which of the following terms denotes the polar molecules or negative ions clustered about a central positive ion? w) ligands x) isomers y) complex ions z) dipoles
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LIGAND
Description : Which of the following is primarily composed of calcium carbonate? w) Fish scales x) Shark teeth y) Oyster Shells z) Whale bones
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- OYSTER SHELLS
Description : Molecular oxygen is said to be paramagnetic. This indicates that molecular oxygen: w) is a gas at room temperature x) forms molecules containing two oxygen atoms y) has an approximate molecular weight of 32 z) has unpaired electrons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- HAS UNPAIRED ELECTRONS
Description : A bond in which there is an unequal attraction for the shared electrons and a resultant unbalanced distribution of charge is which one of the following types of bonds? w) ionic x) pure covalent y) nonpolar covalent z) polar covalent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- POLAR COVALENT
Description : For a point charge to feel a net force in a homogeneous magnetic field, which one of the following statements is true? The charge must: w) move parallel to the magnetic lines of flux x) have a component of its motion perpendicular to the lines of flux y) be stationary z) be a positive charge
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HAVE A COMPONENT OF ITS MOTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE LINES OF FLUX
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 : An inert element has electron shells that a. Overlap The Shells Of Other Atoms. b. Are Completely Filled With Electrons. c. Yield Hydrogen Ions. d. Form Covalent Bonds.
Last Answer : b. Are Completely Filled With Electrons.
Description : The existence of an element in two or more forms i the same physical phase is known as: w) allotropy x) diphasisty y) polyformation z) diatomic existence
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ALLOTROPY
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 : 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 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 : The wave nature of electrons was EXPERIMENTALLY verified by: w) Einstein x) Davisson and Germer y) Balmer z) Bohr.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DAVISSON AND GERMER
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 : The photomultiplier tube in the scintillation counter multiplies one of the following. Does it multiply: w) scintillations x) electrons y) ions z) photons
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 : From the elements: Cl, Br, F, O, Al, C, Li, Cs and Xe; choose the following: (a) The element with highest negative electron gain enthalpy. (b) The element with lowest ionization enthalpy. ( ... . (f)The element which belongs to zero group. (g) The elements which forms largest number of compounds.
Last Answer : Ans. (a). The element chlorine (Cl) has the highest negative electron gain enthalpy. (b). The element cesium (Cs) has lowest ionization enthalpy. (c). The element fluorine F has lowest atomic radius. (d ... zero group (or group 18). (g). The element carbon (C) forms the largest number of compounds.
Description : What reflecting surface forms a geometrically perfect image of a point source located at infinity (such as that approximated by a star)? w) Paraboloid x) Ellipsoid y) spherical z) Hyperboloid
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PARABOLOID
Description : The electric field of a point charge varies: w) linearly with distance and inversely with charge x) linearly with distance and inversely with charge squared y) linearly with charge and inversely with distance squared z) linearly with charge and inversely with distance
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LINEARLY WITH CHARGE AND INVERSELY WITH DISTANCE
Description : Magnetic fields are produced by: w) resistance x) an electric potential difference y) electric current z) stationary charge
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- CURRENT
Description : Ten Coulombs of charge flowing through a wire per second is equal to: w) 100 Amperes x) 10 Ampere y) 1 Amperes z) 0.1 Amperes
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 10 AMPERES
Description : In the equation of a nuclear reaction, all but one of the following quantities are equal to each other on both sides of the equation. Which quantity is NOT conserved: w) the net electric charge x) the total mass-energy y) the number of protons z) the number of nucleons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE NUMBER OF PROTONS
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 : In a charged hollow metal conductor, the charge is w) on the inside surface only x) on both the inside and outside surfaces y) on the outside surface only z) only between the inside and outside surfaces
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE ONLY
Description : Ten coulombs of charge are placed on a solid copper sphere. Once the charge has come to rest, the ELECTRIC POTENTIAL inside the sphere is found to be: w) zero x) uniform inside the sphere and ... the sphere y) smaller than the electric potential outside the sphere z) varying as one over r squared
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- UNIFORM INSIDE THE SPHERE AND EQUAL TO THE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ON THE SURFACE OF THE SPHERE
Description : Ten coulombs of positive charge are placed on an irregularly-shaped, solid piece of copper. Once the charge has stopped moving, the electric field inside the copper is: w) zero x) changes as one ... squared y) becomes smaller as you approach the center z) becomes larger as you approach the center
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ZERO
Description : The law that relates the electric field at the surface of a region to the amount of charge inside the region is called: w) Coulomb's Law x) Faraday's Law y) Gauss' Law z) Biot-Savart Law
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GAUSS' LAW
Description : The mass spectrograph directly yields a value for which one of the following? w) mass of a photon x) mass of a neutron y) masses of isotopes of elements z) mass to charge ratio of ions
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- MASS TO CHARGE RATIO OF IONS
Description : The neutrons in an atom: w) are part of the nuclear charge x) rotate about the nucleus in elliptical orbits y) vary in number with different isotopes z) are always equal in number to the total number of protons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- VARY IN NUMBER WITH DIFFERENT ISOTOPES
Description : Lenz's law is an example of the law of conservation of one of the following. Is it conservation of: w) mass x) charge y) momentum z) energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ENERGY
Description : When a charge moves through an electric circuit in the direction of an electric force it does one of the following four things. Does it: w) lose potential energy and gain kinetic energy x) ... lose kinetic energy y) lose both potential and kinetic energy z) gain both potential and kinetic energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- LOSE POTENTIAL ENERGY AND GAIN KINETIC ENERGY
Description : The first law of thermodynamics is concerned with the conservation of w) energy x) momentum y) charge z) matter
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ENERGY
Description : A 10 volt battery connected to a capacitor delivers a charge of 0.5 coulombs. The capacitance of the capacitor is: w) 2 x 10-2 farads x) 5 x 10-2 farads y) 2 farads z) 5 farads
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5 x 10-2 FARADS
Description : When a physical property such as charge exists in discrete "packets" rather than in continuous amounts, the property is said to be: w) discontinuous x) abrupt y) quantized z) noncontinuous
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- QUANTIZED