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- 1. Multiple Choice
In standard nuclear notation, what does X represent?
The position of the element of the periodic table
The name of the element
The chemical symbol for the element
The date of discovery of the element
The physical property of the element
- 2. Multiple Choice
In standard nuclear notation, what does A represent?
The number of nucleons
The number of neutrons
The number of protons
The number of electrons
The number of quarks
- 3. Multiple Choice
In standard nuclear notation, what does Z represent?
The number of nucleons
The number of neutrons
The number of protons
The number of electrons
The number of Positrons
- 4. Multiple Choice
An element with a mass number of 10 and an atomic number of 6 has how many protons?
5
8
6
10
4
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAn element with a mass number of 11 and an atomic number of 5 has how many neutrons?115616
- 6. Multiple Choice
An atom has 10 protons, 15 neutrons and 10 electrons what is its mass number.
20
10
5
25
35
- 7. Multiple Choice
What important force cannot be explained by the standard model?
gravity
electromagnetic
weak-nuclear
strong-nuclear
friction
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the most famous lepton?
muon
up quark
proton
electron
pion
- 9. Multiple Choice
An electron is an example of a lepton. What categorizes a particle as being a lepton?
Leptons are not influenced by the strong force (no strong interactions).
Leptons are not influenced by electromagnetic force (no E&M interactions).
Leptons are not influenced by the weak force.
Leptons are made of quarks.
Leptons are the part of baryon family.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What happens when a particle meets its anti-particle?
annihilation of both particles
They combined to form a quark
They combined and form matter.
The repel and move away.
It is not possible that they can meet
- 11. Multiple Choicehadron composed of two up quarks and one down quarkprotonzerocomposite particlequarks flavoursfundamental particle
- 12. Multiple Choicehadron composed of one up quark and two down quarksneutronprotonbaryon numberphotoncomposite particle
- 13. Multiple Choicea composite particle made of quarkshadronelectronneutrongluonzero
- 14. Multiple Choicea hadron with 3 quarksbaryonhadronelectronneutrondown quark
- 15. Multiple Choicea hadron with one quark and one antiquarkmesonbaryonhadronelectronneutron
- 16. Multiple Choicealong with leptons and fundamental bosons, these make up the elementary particles of the standard modelquarkmesonbaryonhadronelectron
- 17. Multiple Choicegauge boson responsible for electromagnetic interactionsphotonquarks flavoursdown quarkup quarkquark
- 18. Multiple Choicethe only hypothetical gauge bosongravitonphotonquarks flavoursdown quarkup quark
- 19. Multiple Choicegauge boson responsible for the strong force between quarksgluongravitonphotonquarks flavoursdown quark
- 20. Multiple Choicegauge boson responsible for the weak forceW and Zgluongravitonphotonquarks flavours
- 21. Multiple Choiceelectrically neutral very low mass class of leptonsneutrinoW and Zgluongravitonphoton
- 22. Multiple Choicethe particles responsible for four fundamental forcesgauge bosonneutrinoW and Zgluongraviton
- 23. Multiple Choicean electron with a positive chargepositrongauge bosonneutrinoW and Zgluon
- 24. Multiple Choicethis is the other fundamental boson along with the force carriersHiggspositrongauge bosonneutrinoW and Z
- 25. Multiple Choiceparticles with unknown substructure or no substructureelementary particlesHiggspositrongauge bosonneutrino
- 26. Multiple Choicea particle of the same mass and opposite chargeantiparticleelementary particlesHiggspositrongauge boson
- 27. Multiple Choiceanother name for an elementary particlefundamental particleantiparticleelementary particlesHiggspositron
- 28. Multiple Choicea particle containing two or more elementary particlescomposite particlefundamental particleantiparticleelementary particlesHiggs
- 29. Multiple Choiceall quarks are assigned a value of 1/3 for this number (antiquarks are assigned a -1/3 value)baryon numbercomposite particlefundamental particleantiparticleelementary particles
- 30. Multiple Choicethe baryon number of a mesonzerobaryon numbercomposite particlefundamental particleantiparticle
- 31. Multiple Choice
How many different types of quarks are there?
6
5
4
3
12
- 32. Multiple Choice
Name the different type of quarks:
up, down, bottom, top, strange, charm
up, down, left, right, side to side
north, south, east, west, up, down
electron, muon, tao, electron-neutrino, muon-neutrino, tao-neutrino
photon, gluon, boson, pions, mesons, muons
- 33. Multiple Choice
Often seen with the up quark, its partner in the "first generation of matter", the down quark is slightly heavier and just as fun. In terms of e (the charge of a proton), what is the electric charge of a down quark?
+2/3 e
-e
+e
-1/3 e
+1/3 e
- 34. Multiple Choicealong with leptons and fundamental bosons, these make up the elementary particles of the standard modelquarkmesonbaryonhadronelectron
- 35. Multiple Choice
A quantum of energy is the amount of energy required to do what?
move a neutron out of the nucleus
move an electron to the nucleus
move an electron from one energy level to another
move an electron from one atom to another
remove an electron from an atom
- 36. Multiple Choice
There are three families of leptons;
electron, muon, and pi.
electron, muon, and tau.
electron, pi and tau.
electron, pi and neutrino.
electron, gluon, and positron.
- 37. Multiple Choice
What is the standard model?
It explains how particles interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).
It explains how atoms interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).
It explains how nuclei interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).
It explains how molecules interact. The model divides all matter into fermions (quarks and leptons) and bosons (exchange particles).
All of the above
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which particle has electric charge of 2/3?
up quark
down quark
strange
kaon
anion
- 39. Multiple Choice
What is CERN ?
the Central Energy Research Network
the Chief Energy Research Network
the European Organization for Nuclear Research
the Central Europe Research Network.
None of the above
- 40. Multiple Choice
What does LHC stand for?
Large Hadron Collider
Little Hadron Control
Light Hydrogen Collector
Lethal Hydrogen Control
Large Hydrogen Controller
- 41. Multiple Choice
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
79
196
118
275
160
- 42. Multiple Choice
What is anything that has mass and takes up space known as?
Mass
Atom
Molecule
Matter
Volume
- 43. Multiple Choice
All of the following are quarks except
strange
bottom
charm
spark
Up
- 44. Multiple Choice
Which is not the name of a particle exchanged in the weak interaction?
Z0
W+
W-
gluon
all of the above
- 45. Multiple Choice
What is the mass of the Higgs Boson discovered in 2012?
approximately 125 M eV
approximately 135 G eV
approximately 125 M eV c-2
approximately 125 G eV c-2
approximately 135 M eV
- 46. Multiple Choice
Which scientist described the location of electrons as specific circular paths around a nucleus?
Bohr
Dalton
Democritus
Einstein
Fermi
- 47. Multiple Choicethe lepton in a hydrogen atomelectronneutronzerogravitonbaryon number
- 48. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the exchange particles of the strong interaction?
gluon
W+
W-
photon
Higgs boson
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for combining 2 or more atoms together?atomselementsmoleculescompounds
- 50. Multiple Choice
What is the term for combining 2 or more DIFFERENT atoms together?
atoms
elements
molecules
compounds
annihilate
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