Cluster · Famous Scientists and Scientific Discoveries

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Famous Physicists Discoveries and Laws
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Which of the following pairs of physicists and their contributions/discoveries is INCORRECT?

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The photoelectric effect demonstrates which nature of light?

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Which Nobel Laureate conducted an experiment in the late 19th century and observe that a glass tube filled with a low-pressure gas emitted radiation when a voltage was applied between two metal plates?

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Which experiment was designed to trace the motion of the earth through the 'luminiferous aether", a theoretical substance necessary for the transmission of light?

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The SI unit of radioactivity, representing the activity of a quantity of radioactive material, is named after which scientist?

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Which are the four quantum numbers for an electron present in 4f orbital?

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Who co-invented the device called Cyclotron in 1934 along with Ernest Lawrence to investigate the nuclear structure?

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By observing the motion of objects on an inclined plane ______ deduced that objects move with a constant speed when no force acts on them.

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With the Theory of Relativity, __________________ transformed the landscape of physics, this theory majority contributed to designing the theory of Quantum Mechanics.

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Who co-invented the device called Cyclotron in 1934 along with Ernest Lawrence to investigate the nuclear structure?

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Which British scientist is known for developing the principle of holography in 1947 to improve the resolution of the electron microscope?

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By observing the motion of objects on an inclined plane ______ deduced that objects move with a constant speed when no force acts on them.

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Which are the four quantum numbers for an electron present in 4f orbital?

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The quantum theory of light was given by:

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In 1928, which equation was derived and combines quantum theory and special relativity to describe the behaviour of an electron moving at a relativistic speed?

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Which Nobel Laureate conducted an experiment in the late 19th century and observe that a glass tube filled with a low-pressure gas emitted radiation when a voltage was applied between two metal plates?

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In 1932, who discovered the positron, a particle described as ‘carrying a positive charge but having a mass of the same order of magnitude as that normally possessed by a free negative electron’?

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When did Heinrich Hertz discover the photoelectric effect and observe that shining ultraviolet light on the electrodes caused a change in voltage between them?

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Which of the following principles explains why no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers?

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Which of the following orbitals is not possible?

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The SI unit of radioactivity, representing the activity of a quantity of radioactive material, is named after which scientist?

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The quantum mechanical model of the atom suggests that electrons exist in:

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Which postulate of Bohr’s model of the atom explains the stability of electron orbits and how is this stability achieved according to the model?

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The SI unit of radioactivity, representing the activity of a quantity of radioactive material, is named after which scientist?

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The quantum mechanical model of the atom suggests that electrons exist in:

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...................... was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 along with Karl Ferdinand Braun for the development of practical wireless telegraphy.

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According to quantum mechanics, the probability density function for an electron in a hydrogen atom in the ground state (1s) is proportional to:

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Which of the following orbitals is not possible?

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Which among the following scientists proposed that no two electrons can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously?

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Who among the following is credited with postulating three laws of planetary motion?

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Which atomic model discovered the nucleus of an atom?

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Which of the following orbitals is not possible?

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Which of the following principles explains why no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers?

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The SI unit of radioactivity, representing the activity of a quantity of radioactive material, is named after which scientist?

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According to quantum mechanics, the probability density function for an electron in a hydrogen atom in the ground state (1s) is proportional to:

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Which of the following principles explains why no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers?

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Who extrapolated simple observations on motion of bodies on inclined planes?

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By observing the motion of objects on an inclined plane, ______ deduced that objects move with a constant speed when no force acts on them.

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The SI unit of radioactivity, representing the activity of a quantity of radioactive material, is named after which scientist?

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J. J. Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of _____.

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By observing the motion of objects on an inclined plane ______ deduced that objects move with a constant speed when no force acts on them.

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Which Nobel Laureate conducted an experiment in the late 19th century and observe that a glass tube filled with a low-pressure gas emitted radiation when a voltage was applied between two metal plates?

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Who co-invented the device called Cyclotron in 1934 along with Ernest Lawrence to investigate the nuclear structure?

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Which are the four quantum numbers for an electron present in 4f orbital?

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Who is known as the 'father of nuclear physics'?

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Which British scientist is known for developing the principle of holography in 1947 to improve the resolution of the electron microscope?

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Match the following physical phenomena with their respective principles or laws:

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1. Photoelectric Effect A) Describes the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction.
2. Snell's Law B) States that planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.
3. Kepler's First Law C) Describes the emission of electrons from a material when light is incident on it.
4. Faraday's Law of Induction D) States that the induced electromotive force is proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux.
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The quantum theory of light was given by:

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The SI unit of radioactivity, representing the activity of a quantity of radioactive material, is named after which scientist?

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Which of the following pairs of physicists and their contributions/discoveries is INCORRECT?

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