1.) What kind of atoms were used in the Stern-Gerlach experiment? (a) Hydrogen (
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1.) What kind of atoms were used in the Stern-Gerlach experiment?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Silver
(c) Mercury
(d) Argon
2.) Which one of the following was NOT used as part of the experiment?
(a) an electric field
(b) a magnetic field
(c) a collimator
(d) an oven
3.) What results did Stern and Gerlach expect from the experiment?
(a) one patch showing that the beam of atoms was not deflected.
(b) one patch showing that atoms on the beam were deflected over the full range of possibilities.
(c) two patches showing the original beam was split into two discrete beams.
(d) two patches showing that the two original beams were not deflected.
4.) What was unexpected about the results of the experiment?
(a) a beam, which had been deflected upward, could be split into beams that were deflected to the right and to the left.
(b) a beam that had been blocked did not reappear when the unblocked beam was passed through an identical apparatus.
(c) one beam, which had not been blocked, did not reappear after that beam was split in a different direction.
(d) one beam, which had been blocked, reappears after a beam is split in a different direction.
5.) The results of the Stern-Gerlach experiment can be understood through an analogy with what phenomenon?
(a) Refraction.
(b) The photoelectric effect
(c) Polarized light.
(d) Induced currents.
Explanation / Answer
1. b 2. d 3. b 4. b, d 5. a, c
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