Dalton Review
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Short review of John Dalton
Questions and Answers
- 1.John Dalton was born in ?
- A.
Germany
- B.
France
- C.
USA
- D.
England
- 2.John Dalton made his contributions to science in the ?
- A.
Early 1700s
- B.
Early 1800s
- C.
Early 1900s
- D.
Early 1600s
- 3.Dalton's greatest contribution to chemistry was:
- A.
His theory of relativity
- B.
His theory of the atom
- C.
His theory of radioactivity
- D.
His theory of energy
- 4.Dalton thought that matter was made up of small indivisible particles that we now call atoms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Dalton felt that atoms of the same element were almost identical but that there might be slight differences.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Dalton was able to determine the relative (not the actual) weights of many of the known atoms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Dalton theorized that when atoms of different elements were combined into compounds, the atoms sometimes were changed into new atoms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Dalton theorized that when atoms combined with other atoms to form compounds, they did so in simple whole number ratios.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Democritus of ancient Greece thought that small particles might make up everything around us. Why weren't his ideas accepted later on by scientists?
- A.
Democritus had no experimental evidence that we know of.
- B.
He later changed his mind.
- C.
He based his ideas on Greek mythology.
- D.
He stole his ideas from Aristotle.
- 10.Dalton also studied many other subjects during his life. Which of the following was NOT mentioned?
- A.
Meteorology
- B.
Color-blindness
- C.
Radioactivity
- D.
Grammar
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