ATOMIC STRUCTURE TEST
1. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding cathode rays?
Cathode rays originate from the cathode
A. The charge and mass of the particles constituting cathode rays depend upon
the nature of the gas.
B. The charge and mass of the particles constituting cathode rays do not depend
on the cathode’s material.
C. They possess kinetic energy.
D. All of these
2. Which is false concerning cathode rays?
A. A stream of electrons
B. Charged particles
C. Can be deflected by the electric field
D. Move with the same speed as that of light.
3. When was the electron discovered?
A. 1896
B. 1897
C. 1898
D. 1895
4. The charge on an electron was discovered by:
A. J.J. Thomson
B. Neil Bohr
C. Chadwick
D. Millikan
5. In the determination of charge to mass ratio, the deflection of electrons from their
original path?
A. Increases with the increase in the voltage across the electrodes.
B. Increases with the decrease in the voltage across the electrodes.
C. Decreases with the increase in the voltage across the electrodes
D. Does not depend on the voltage across the electrodes.
6. The ratio of charge and mass would be greater for:
A. Proton
B. Electron
C. Neutron
D. a-particle
7. Positive rays or canal rays are:
A. electromagnetic waves
B. a stream of positively charged gaseous ions
C. a stream of electrons
D. neutrons
8. The e/m for positive rays in comparison to cathode rays is:
A. very low
B. same
C. high
D. none
9. Proton was discovered by:
A. J.J. Thomson
B. Goldstein
C. Chadwick
D. Max Born
10. What is wrong with anode rays?
A. They are deflected by electrical and magnetic fields.
B. They are produced by ionisation of molecules of the residual gas.
C. They do not originate from the cathode
D. Their e/m ratio is constant
11. The mass of a neutron is ______ times the mass of the electron.
A. 1836
B. 1480
C. 2000
D. None of these
12. The ratio of the specific charge of a proton and an a-particle is:
A. 2:1
B. 1:2
C. 1:4
D. 1:1
13. The lightest particle in the following is.
A. a-particle
B. Positron
C. Proton
D. Neutron
14. According to the Thomson model of an atom, the mass of the atom is assumed to
be:
A. uniformly distributed over the atom
B. randomly distributed over the atom
C. partially distributed over the atom
D. None of these
15. a-particles are represented by:
A. Lithium atoms
B. Helium nuclei
C. Hydrogen nuclei
D. None of these
16. Rutherford’s alpha particle scattering experiment eventually led to the conclusion
that:
A. Mass and energy are related
B. Electrons occupy space around the nucleus
C. Neutrons are buried deep in the nucleus
D. The point of impact with matter can be precisely determined
17. Rutherford’s experiment on the scattering of alpha particles showed for the first
time that the atom has:
A. Electrons
B. Protons
C. Nucleus
D. Neutrons
18. Rank the following types of radiations from the highest energy to the lowest.
A. X-ray, ultraviolet, microwave, infrared, visible
B. ultraviolet, X-ray, visible, infrared, microwave
C. infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, visible, X-ray
D. X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave
[Link] is composed of tiny indivisible particles called:
A. Element
B. Atom
C. Compound
D. Substance
20. The highly penetrating rays are:
A. Alpha particle
B. Beta particle
C. Neutron
D. Both a & b
21. In -scattering experiment Rutherford used the foil made up of:
(a) Silver
(b) Tin
(c) Platinum
(d) Gold
22. Rutherford used the photographic plate coated with
(a) Zinc sulphide
(b) Zinc sulphite
(c) Zinc oxide
(d) Zinc sulphate
23. According to quantum theory which type of spectrum is shown?
(a) Continuous spectrum
(b) Line spectrum
(c) Emission spectrum
(d) Absorption spectrum
24. Which of the following are fundamental particles of an atom?
(a) Ion
(b) Molecular ion
(c) Electron
(d) Positron
25. Canal rays were discovered by:
(a) Goldstein
(b) Thomson
(c) Dalton
(d) William Crooks
[Link] were discovered by:
(a) Thomson
(b) Chadwick
(c) Moseley
(d) Goldstein
[Link] bombarded a thin sheet of gold with:
(a) a-particles
(b) b-particles
(c) g-particles
(d) x-rays
[Link] apparatus was used by Sir William Crooks in his experiment?
(a) Test tube
(b) Gas discharge tube
(c) Zinc plate
(d) Electrolytic cell
29. Which are three fundamental particles of an atom?
(a) Ion, radicals, free radicals
(b) Electrons, protons, neutrons
(c) Electrons, protons, cathode rays
(d) Canal rays, x-rays, gamma rays
30. The electrons revolve around the:
(a) Atom
(b) Nucleus
(c) Protons
(d) Neutrons
31. Nature of gas present in discharge tube affects the nature of:
(a) Canal rays
(b) x-rays
(c) Cathode rays
(d) β-rays
32. Alpha particles are basically nucleus of:
(a) Lithium
(b) Sodium
(c) Potassium
(d) Helium
33. Plum pudding model was put forwarded by:
(a) Dalton
(b) Thomson
(c) Goldstein
(d) Chadwick
34. Neil Bohr won the noble prize in:
(a) 1914
(b) 1918
(c) 1922
(d) 1926
35. Canal rays travel in a straight line in a direction _______ to cathode rays.
(a) Opposite
(b) Same
(c) Parallel
(d) None of these
36. Rutherford, Moseley, Bohr and other scientists performed experiments and
revealed that:
(a) Atom has complex nature
(b) Atom is neutral
(c) Atom can be divisible
(d) Atom is beyond understanding
37. Canal rays carry:
(a) +ve charge
(b) –ve charge
(c) Neutral
(d) None of these
38. Which isotope of carbon is in abundance?
(a) 12C
(b) 13C
(c) 14C
(d) Both a and b
[Link] have different number of :
(a) Electron
(b) Proton
(c) Neutron
(d) Charge
40. N-shell can accommodate a maximum of ____ electrons.
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 18
(d) 32
