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Ernest Rutherford
  • 1. When was Ernest Rutherford born?
A) 1900
B) 1850
C) 1871
D) 1925
  • 2. For which discovery is Ernest Rutherford best known for?
A) Theory of relativity
B) Law of gravity
C) Double helix structure of DNA
D) Nucleus of the atom
  • 3. In which country was Ernest Rutherford born?
A) New Zealand
B) Australia
C) United States
D) England
  • 4. Which experiment led Rutherford to develop his atomic model?
A) Oil drop experiment
B) Double-slit experiment
C) Gold foil experiment
D) Photoelectric effect experiment
  • 5. Which scientist was a colleague of Rutherford and worked with him on atomic research?
A) Niels Bohr
B) Marie Curie
C) Isaac Newton
D) Albert Einstein
  • 6. What type of particles did Rutherford use in his gold foil experiment?
A) Alpha particles
B) Neutrons
C) Gamma rays
D) Beta particles
  • 7. What is the name of the laboratory Rutherford directed, where the nucleus of the atom was discovered?
A) Cavendish Laboratory
B) Smithsonian Institution
C) NASA Ames Research Center
D) Max Planck Institute
  • 8. In which year did Ernest Rutherford win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
A) 1908
B) 1945
C) 1935
D) 1920
  • 9. Which Nobel Prize did Ernest Rutherford win?
A) Literature
B) Physics
C) Peace
D) Chemistry
  • 10. Which chemical element is named in honor of Ernest Rutherford?
A) Rutherfordium
B) Mendeleevium
C) Curium
D) Einsteinium
  • 11. Where did Ernest Rutherford pass away?
A) Los Angeles, United States
B) Geneva, Switzerland
C) Wellington, New Zealand
D) Cambridge, England
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