Course Code sed323 Question A pair of equal and opposite charges is known as Answer dipole Question An atom whose nucleus contains the same number of protons but different number of neutrons is called Answer isotope Question The process in which a sequence of nuclides, each of which transforms by radioactive disintegration into the next, until a stable nuclide is reached is callaed Answer decay series Question The time taken for radioactive nuclei to decay by half its original (or initial) quantity is called its _________ Answer half-life Question The term charge quantization refers to the fact that Answer any charge is an integral multiple of the electronic charge Question An electron can circle an atomic nucleus indefinitely without radiating energy if its orbit an integral number of electron wavelengths in circumference is a statement of ------- Answer Bohr's theory of the hydrogen atom Question An electron in the ground state of the Bohr atom has a radius of 0.053 nm. What is the radius of the first excited state? Answer 0.212 nm Question The deBroglie waves can be regarded as ---------------- waves Answer probability Question How many quantum states are there in n = 3? Answer 12 Question The orbital quantum number determines the --------------- of the atom Answer the angular Try Another Search