18 Questions
What is the charge of the beam in the cathode ray tube experiment?
Negative
Which scientist discovered the exact charge and mass of an electron?
Robert Millikan
What is the name of the model of the atom proposed by J.J. Thomson?
Plum Pudding Model
What type of radiation is made up of a stream of electrons?
Beta radiation
Who discovered positive particles, or protons, in atoms?
Eugen Goldstein
What is the name of the experiment that led to the discovery of the exact charge and mass of an electron?
Oil Droplet Experiment
Who is credited with developing the idea that all matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms?
Democritus
What was the prevailing theory of combustion that was later disproven by Antoine Lavoisier?
Phlogiston Theory
Who prepared laughing gas and invented soda pop?
Joseph Priestley
Which scientist disproved the Phlogiston Theory by demonstrating that substances burned oxygen?
Lavoisier
Who was responsible for obstructing scientific progress during the Middle Ages?
The Church
Who discovered oxygen but did not realize it at first?
Joseph Priestley
Who developed the Law of Definite Composition, stating that all substances are made up of definite amounts of each element?
Joseph Proust
What is the name of the scientific principle that states that matter cannot be created or destroyed?
Law of Conservation of Mass
Who is credited with the development of the Atomic Theory of Matter?
John Dalton
What is the name of the particle that was the first to be discovered in an atom?
Electron
Who discovered that matter could be charged positive or negative?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the name of the device designed by William Crookes in 1879?
Cathode Ray Tube
Quiz about the cathode ray tube experiment, Thomson's discovery of electrons, and Robert Millikan's experiment to determine the charge and mass of an electron.
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