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