Historical Experiments That Determine the Composition of the Atom
1) Who performed the oil-drop experiment?
a. J.J. Thompson
b. Ernest Rutherford
c. Ronald Millikan
d. Henri Becquerel
e. None of the above
2) What element did Becquerel discover that emitted radiation?
a. Uranium
b. Radium
c. Thorium
d. Cesium
e. None of the above
3) Which of these was not discovered during the twentieth century?
a. Alpha particles
b. Beta particles
c. Gamma rays
d. All of the above were discovered during the twentieth century.
4) What did Millikan discover?
a. The nucleus.
b. The charge of the electron, equal to 1.602176487(40)×10−17 Coulombs.
c. Protons.
d. The electron cloud.
e. None of the above
5) When did Millikan perform his experiment?
a. 1908
b. 1910
c. 1912
d. 1914
e. None of the above
6) How many experiments did J.J. Thomson perform?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
7) What types of rays was J.J. Thomson working with?
a) cathode rays
b) anode rays
c) alpha rays
d) beta rays
8) What nationality was J.J. Thomson?
a) American
b) Russian
c) British
d) German
9) What two items did J.J. Thomson's experiments discover?
a) protons and nucleus
b) electrons and subatomic particles
c) nucleus and electrons
d) subatomic particles and protons
10) What model did J.J. Thomson develop from his experiments?
a) ball and stick models
b) plum pudding model
c) nucleus model
d) 3-D models
11) What particle was used in the radioactive beam?
a. alpha particles
b. beta particles
c. gamma particles
d. none of the above
12) What was the screen that detected the reflected particles coated with?
a. magnesium sulfide
b. sodium chloride
c. potassium iodide
d. zinc sulfide
13) Rutherford expected the particles to:
a. deflect at huge angles from the foil
b. go straight through / slightly deflect the foil
c. deflect directly back from the foil
d. go straight through the foil without any deflecting
14) Who did Ernest Rutherford work with for the Gold Foil Experiment?
I. J.J. Thomson
II. Robert Millikan
III. Hans Geiger
IV. Ernest Marsden
a. I & II
b. III & IV
c. I, III, IV
d. I & III
15) Who had their model tested during the Gold Foil Experiment?
a. Henri Becquerel
b. Ernest Rutherford
c. Robert Millikan
d. J.J. Thomson
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