10:06 Name Period Date 85 CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS ALIVE! VIDEO QUESTION SET Atoms In this lecture, Paul Hewitt discusses the structure and size of the atom. He also describes the consequences of atomic structure and the abundance of atoms in the atmosphere. Read the following questions before the presentation begins. Answer them while the presentation is in progress. [42 minutes] I. A boulder is smashed into smaller and smaller pieces. Once it's broken into crystals, further smashing breaks it into 2. Atomic H Chemical Symbol Atomic 3. Which diagram most accurately shows the structure of deuterium? A. B. C. D. 8 4. Because of the relative size of its atoms, helium A. can be trapped in a rubber balloon for long periods of time. B. can escape from a balloon by passing through the rubber wall. 5. In 2382U, there are protons, nucleons, and neutrons. 6. Most of the volume of an atom is taken up by A. nucleons. B. electrons. C. nothing. 7. A beam of neutrinos is directed into a rod of lead (a very dense element). If only 50% of the neutrinos make it out of the other end, the rod's length is (most nearly) A. a centimeter. B. 100 meters. D. the diameter of the solar system. C. the diameter of the Earth. E. several light years. F. the diameter of the galaxy (100,000 light years). Conceptual Physics Alive! Video Question Sets Dean Baird. All rights reserved. 53. 8. Given the vacuous nature of the atom, what keeps you from falling through your seat? 9. Why can't atoms be seen (no matter how many microscopes you have)? t01-xythos.content.blackboardcdn.com Private