Chemistry Fundamentals: Laws of Definite Proportions and Multiple Proportions

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What was the outcome of using the calculated charge of the electron?

  • Confirmation of prevailing atomic models
  • Discovery of neutrons
  • A more accurate determination of the elementary charge (correct)
  • Development of the nuclear model of the atom

What was the result of Rutherford's experiment involving alpha particles and gold foil?

  • All alpha particles passed through the foil
  • Some alpha particles bounced back, challenging prevailing atomic models (correct)
  • The alpha particles were absorbed by the gold foil
  • The gold foil was destroyed by the alpha particles

What did Chadwick's 1932 experiment involve?

  • Bombarding atoms with neutrons
  • Bombarding nuclei with electrons
  • Bombarding gold foil with alpha particles
  • Bombarding beryllium with alpha particles (correct)

What is the law of multiple proportions?

<p>The masses of one element that combine with the same mass of the other element are in the ratio of small whole numbers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Rutherford's 1920 postulation?

<p>The existence of a 'neutral doublet' in atomic nuclei (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the use of cathode-ray tubes in the discovery of electrons?

<p>It helped to determine the charge-to-mass ratio of electrons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about electromagnetic waves?

<p>They can travel through empty space (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'plum pudding model' of the atom?

<p>A model where electrons are randomly dispersed within a positive charge cloud (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the method used by Millikan to determine the charge of an electron?

<p>By tracking the motion of oil droplets suspended in an electric field (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the fact that H2O is always 1:8 Hydrogen to Oxygen by mass?

<p>It demonstrates that the composition of a compound is always the same (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the discovery of electrons?

<p>It changed the understanding of the structure of atoms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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