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Nobel Prizes in Physics Trivia Quiz

X-Radiation and the Nobel Prize in Physics

A multiple-choice quiz by UncleHern. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
UncleHern

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
292,456

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. I won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for my discovery of x-radiation. Hint

Pieter Zeeman

Murray Gell-Mann

Wilhelm Conrad R�ntgen

Burton Richter

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Question 2 of 10

2. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905 for my work on the properties of cathode rays. Hint

Georges Charpak

Philipp von Lenard

Klaus von Klitzing

Lev Davidovich Landau

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Question 3 of 10

3. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for describing the effect of x-radiation as it interacts with matter. This effect was named in my honor. Hint

Gustav Hertz

Albert Abraham Michelson

Arthur Compton

Wilhelm Wien

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Question 4 of 10

4. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for describing the effects of crystals and the diffraction of x-radiation. Hint

Guglielmo Marconi

Max von Laue

Max Planck

Gabriel Lippmann

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Question 5 of 10

5. I shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for our work in describing spontaneous radioactivity. Hint

Hendrik Lorentz

Karl Ferdinand Braun

J. J. Thomson

Antoine Henri Becquerel

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Question 6 of 10

6. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1917 for my work in describing the characteristic x-ray properties of elements. Hint

Johannes Stark

Charles Glover Barkla

Otto Stern

Edward Victor Appleton

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Question 7 of 10

7. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for my work on the "Photoelectric Effect". Hint

Albert Einstein

Wolfgang Pauli

Hideki Yukawa

Enrico Fermi

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Question 8 of 10

8. My father and I shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 for our work using x-radiation and the study of crystals. Hint

William Lawrence Bragg

Frits Zernike

Cecil Frank Powell

Clinton Joseph Davisson

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Question 9 of 10

9. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924 for my pioneering work in x-ray spectroscopy. Hint

Lev Davidovich Landau

Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn

Emilio Gino Segr�

Donald Arthur Glaser

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Question 10 of 10

10. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for my work on the "Photoelectric Effect". Hint

Robert Hofstadter

Luis Walter Alvarez

Eugene Paul Wigner

Robert Andrews Millikan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for my discovery of x-radiation.

Answer: Wilhelm Conrad R�ntgen

R�ntgen discovered x-radiation in November 1895. Within weeks, he published a paper detailing the properties of x-rays. Trained in mathematics, he named this new ray "X" for the mathematical symbol for the unknown. He died of colon cancer in 1923.

2. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905 for my work on the properties of cathode rays.

Answer: Philipp von Lenard

Later, Dr. von Lenard was a a follower of nazism and as such was dismissive of Einstein's work, describing it as "Jewish physics". So-called "German physics" was all the rage in Nazi Germany, as if physics could be national, and Dr. von Lenard was one of its leading proponents.

3. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for describing the effect of x-radiation as it interacts with matter. This effect was named in my honor.

Answer: Arthur Compton

The Compton Effect (scatter) occurs in the outer shell of an atom when an x-ray photon interacts with an orbital electron. Compton's scatter is responsible for most of the occupational exposure in radiographic imaging.

4. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for describing the effects of crystals and the diffraction of x-radiation.

Answer: Max von Laue

Unlike Philipp von Lenard, Max von Laue was a staunch anti-Nazi and was constantly at odds with the Hitler regime.

5. I shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for our work in describing spontaneous radioactivity.

Answer: Antoine Henri Becquerel

The units used for the measurement of radioactivity are named after both Becquerel (Bq) and Curie (Ci).

6. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1917 for my work in describing the characteristic x-ray properties of elements.

Answer: Charles Glover Barkla

There is a crater on the moon named after Barkla.

7. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for my work on the "Photoelectric Effect".

Answer: Albert Einstein

Contrary to popular belief, Einstein won the Nobel Prize as a result of describing the Photoelectric Effect and not the Theory of Relativity. The Photoelectric Effect is seen when an X-ray photon interacts with an inner shell electron of an atom. As a result of this interaction, the incident photon is completely absorbed, the electron is ejected and a characteristic cascade of X-radiation occurs.

8. My father and I shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 for our work using x-radiation and the study of crystals.

Answer: William Lawrence Bragg

Australian William Lawrence Bragg was the son of the famed British physicist, Sir William Henry Bragg.

9. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924 for my pioneering work in x-ray spectroscopy.

Answer: Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn

X-ray spectroscopy is used to determine chemical characteristics of elements.

10. I won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for my work on the "Photoelectric Effect".

Answer: Robert Andrews Millikan

Though Millikan spent a great amount of energy trying to disprove Einstein's work on the photoelectric effect, he too was awarded the Nobel Prize for this confirming research.

Source: Author UncleHern

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