Multiple Choice Question:

1. A B C D

Electrons and Cathode Rays

Millikans oil-drop experiment was designed to measure the speed of an electron the charge of an electron the mass of an electron the charge to mass ratio for an electron.

2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4.

Which of the following is not part of the electron gun in a CRO? deflection plates control grid heated cathode cylindrical anode Which of the following is not a property of cathode rays? They are deflected by electric fields They are deflected by magnetic fields They have mass They are electromagnetic waves. When a beam of cathode rays enters a uniform magnetic field the subsequent path of the beam in the field is straight parabolic erratic circular

A B C D

5.

In a cathode ray tube, the brightness of the trace on the screen is controlled primarily by the grid voltage anode voltage heater voltage deflection-plate voltage

A B C D

6.

When an electron of charge e and mass m is accelerated by a voltage V, the square of the electrons speed is given by 2eV / m 2e / mV 2V / em 2em / V

A B C D

7.

A cathode ray oscilloscope may be used to measure which one of the following properties of an electrical signal. the range the speed the frequency the direction

A B C D

8. A B C D

A typical display on the screen of a CRO is a plot of voltage against time frequency against time q and mass m amplitude against time velocity against time

9.

Thermionic emission involves the release of which of the following particles from the surface of a metal. protons electrons positive ions negative ions.

A B C D

10.

J. J. Thomson measured which of the following in his work on electrons of charge q and mass m ? qm q/m q but not m m but not q

A B C D

11. A B C D

Which of the following is credited with discovering the electron? Thomson Edison Millikan Stoney