Rutherford's Gold Foil experiment demonstrated that electrons orbited the nucleus of an atom in fixed orbits.
Which of the following is used to measure line spectra?
Spectrometer
Laser
Geiger-Muller tube
Solid state detector
Which of the following refers to the distance radiation travels through a medium?
Penetration
Ionisation
Deflection
Which of these particles has the highest ionising capability?
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
What is the charge of a beta particle?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
What does the atomic number of an atom refer to?
The number of protons
The number of neutrons
The number of electrons
The number of electrons and protons
The number of protons and neutrons
Isotopes are atoms of the same atomic number but different mass number.
Which of the following involves the emission of an electron
Alpha emission
Beta emission
Gamma emission
What is the formula for radioactive decay?
A = λN
A = λ/N
λ = AN
Nuclear fission is the source of the sun's energy.