Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for his experiment which measured the charge of the electron. The experiment consisted of allowing drops of oil which had become charged to fall in an electric field.

Q-1: Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for his experiment which measured the charge of the electron. The experiment consisted of allowing drops of oil which had become charged to fall in an electric field.

ANSWER: (ROBERT ANDREWS) MILLIKAN

Q-2:  Who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his theory which predicted the electron orbits of the Hydrogen atom?

ANSWER: (NIELS) BOHR

Q-3: Who was the first female to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?

ANSWER: MARIE SKLOWDOWSKA-CURIE or MADAM CURIE

Q-4:  A current of 6 amperes flows through a 2 ohm resistor for 30 seconds. How many coulombs of charge have passed through the resistor?

ANSWER: 180 COULOMBS

Q-5: The potential difference across a 4 ohm resistor is 20 volts. What is the current in the resistor?

ANSWER: 5 AMPS

Q-6:  At a point directly east of a negative point charge, the electric field points in what direction?

ANSWER: WEST

Q-7: The temperature of a gas is held constant while its volume is reduced. The pressure the gas exerts on the walls of its container increases because its molecules:

1) strike the container walls more often
2) strike the container walls with higher speeds
3) strike the container walls with greater force
4) all of the above
ANSWER: 1 -- STRIKE THE CONTAINER WALLS MORE OFTEN

Q-8:  The electric field of a point charge varies:

1) linearly with distance and inversely with charge
2) linearly with distance and inversely with charge squared
3) linearly with charge and inversely with distance squared
4) linearly with charge and inversely with distance
ANSWER:4 -- LINEARLY WITH CHARGE AND INVERSELY WITH DISTANCE

Q-9: A two farad and a four farad capacitor are connected in parallel. What single capacitance is "equivalent" to this combination?

ANSWER: 6 FARADS

Q-10:  A current of 5 amps passes through a 10 ohm resistor. What power is dissipated by this resistor under these conditions?

ANSWER: 250 WATTS

Q-11:  Is the filament resistance lower or higher in a 500 watt light bulb than in a 100 watt light? Assume that both bulbs have been designed to operate at 110 volts.

ANSWER: LOWER

Q-12:  A five ohm and a ten ohm resistor are connected in parallel, what single resistance is "equivalent" to this combination?

ANSWER: 3 AND 1/3 OHM

Q-13:  Three resistors which have different values are connected in series. Which one of the following statements is correct?

1) The potential drop across all three resistors is the same.
2) The same current passes through all three resistors.
3) The same power is dissipated by all three resistors.
ANSWER: 2 -- THE SAME CURRENT PASSES THROUGH ALL THREE
RESISTORS.