Atomic Structure and Quantum Mechanics Quiz

What is the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave called?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Speed

What is the number of wave cycles that pass a specified point in space in a specified amount of time?

• Wavelength

• Speed

• Frequency

• Amplitude

What is the speed of light in km/s?

• 400,000

• 300,000

• 200,000

• 299,800

What is the equation to calculate frequency of a wave?

• λ = c/ν

• c = ν/λ

• c = λ/ν

• ν = c/λ

What type of radiation does a hot, opaque object emit?

• Continuous spectrum

• Emission spectrum

• Ultraviolet spectrum

• Infrared spectrum

Which model of the atom does not explain atomic spectra in the presence of a magnetic field?

• Bohr’s Model

• Quantum mechanical model

• Dalton's Model

• Thomson's Model

Who associated a wave with every moving particle?

• Planck

• Heisenberg

• Einstein

• De Broglie

What is a region of space in which there is a high probability of finding an electron called?

• Atomic orbital

• Quantum number

• Orbit

• Energy state

According to Schrodinger's thought experiment, what happens to the cat in the box?

• It remains alive

• It disappears

• It remains dead

• It is both dead and alive

Who proposed the concept of indivisible atoms?

• Einstein

• Planck

• Dalton

• Bohr