Multiple Choice Questions: Level-1

Electricity and Electronics

1. What is the basic unit of matter?

A) Molecule

B) Atom

C) Proton

Correct Answer: B) Atom

2. What are the three subatomic particles that make up an atom?

A) Electrons, neutrons, and photons

B) Protons, neutrons, and electrons

C) Electrons, protons, and nuclei

Correct Answer: B) Protons, neutrons, and electrons

3. Which element is the simplest form of an atom?

A) Oxygen

B) Hydrogen

C) Carbon

Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen

4. What determines the chemical and physical properties of an element?

A) The number of protons, neutrons, and electrons

B) The number of molecules

C) The type of chemical bonds

Correct Answer: A) The number of protons, neutrons, and electrons

5. What type of matter consists of molecules that retain their identity, such as water (H₂O)?

A) Elements

B) Compounds

C) Ions

Correct Answer: B) Compounds

6. What are valence electrons?

A) Electrons in the innermost shell

B) Electrons that can participate in chemical bonds

C) Electrons with no charge

Correct Answer: B) Electrons that can participate in chemical bonds

7. What is a substance that cannot be reduced to a simpler form by chemical means?

A) Compound

B) Element

C) Molecule

Correct Answer: B) Element

8. Which materials are considered good conductors of electricity?

A) Plastic, glass, and ceramic

B) Gold, copper, and silver

C) Silicon and germanium

Correct Answer: B) Gold, copper, and silver

9. What are materials called that do not conduct electrical current well?

A) Conductors

B) Insulators

C) Semiconductors

Correct Answer: B) Insulators

10. What type of material has properties in between those of conductors and insulators?

A) Superconductors

B) Semiconductors

C) Metalloids

Correct Answer: B) Semiconductors

Level-2 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the relationship between mass and weight?

A) Mass and weight are the same and always equivalent.

B) Mass is determined by how much something is pulled by gravity, while weight is the amount of
matter in an object.

C) Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is determined by how much something is
pulled by gravity.

Correct Answer: C) Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is determined by how
much something is pulled by gravity.
 2. What property defines an element and differentiates it from other elements?

A) The number of molecules in the element

B) The number of neutrons, protons, and electrons in the element

C) The state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) of the element

Correct Answer: B) The number of neutrons, protons, and electrons in the element

3. In the kinetic theory of matter, what happens to most substances when they are heated?

A) They contract

B) They expand

C) They turn into plasma

Correct Answer: B) They expand

4. Which particle in an atom has the smallest mass?

A) Proton

B) Neutron

C) Electron

Correct Answer: C) Electron

5. Why is the electron's weight not considered in determining the weight of an atom?

A) The electron has a neutral charge

B) The electron is too far from the nucleus

C) The electron's mass is very small compared to the proton and neutron

Correct Answer: C) The electron's mass is very small compared to the proton and neutron

6. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be contained in the second electron
shell?

A) 2

B) 8

C) 18

Correct Answer: B) 8

7. Which of the following correctly describes valence electrons?

A) Electrons in the innermost shell

B) Electrons that can participate in chemical bonds with other atoms

C) Electrons that are permanently bound to the nucleus

Correct Answer: B) Electrons that can participate in chemical bonds with other atoms
 8. What term describes an atom that has lost one or more electrons and has a net positive
charge?

A) Anion

B) Cation

C) Neutral atom

Correct Answer: B) Cation

9. What is the term for the flow of electrons between atoms in a practical electrical circuit?

A) Voltage

B) Current

C) Resistance

Correct Answer: B) Current

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Multiple Choice Questions: Level-3

Electricity and Electronics

1. How does the kinetic theory of matter explain the phenomenon of thermal expansion?

A) Matter contracts when it is heated, except for gases which expand.

B) The particles that make up matter are always in motion, and as temperature increases, they move
faster, causing the matter to expand.

C) Thermal expansion is caused by the increase in the number of protons and electrons in an atom
when it is heated.

Correct Answer: B) The particles that make up matter are always in motion, and as temperature
increases, they move faster, causing the matter to expand.

2. What is the role of free electrons in determining whether a material is a conductor,

semiconductor, or insulator?

A) Free electrons determine the material's ability to form chemical bonds.

B) Free electrons facilitate the flow of electric current, making a material a conductor if there are
many, a semiconductor if there are some, and an insulator if there are few or none.

C) Free electrons are irrelevant to a material's electrical properties; it is determined solely by the
type of atoms present.

Correct Answer: B) Free electrons facilitate the flow of electric current, making a material a
conductor if there are many, a semiconductor if there are some, and an insulator if there are few
or none.

3. How does the number of valence electrons affect an atom’s ability to conduct electricity?
A) Atoms with a full outer shell of valence electrons conduct electricity better than those with only
one or two valence electrons.

B) Atoms with one or two valence electrons can easily lose these electrons, making them good
conductors, while atoms with a full outer shell are poor conductors.

C) The number of valence electrons has no effect on an atom’s ability to conduct electricity; it is
solely dependent on the atom’s mass.

Correct Answer: B) Atoms with one or two valence electrons can easily lose these electrons,
making them good conductors, while atoms with a full outer shell are poor conductors.

4. Why does the weight of an electron not significantly contribute to the overall weight of an
atom?

A) Because electrons are neutral particles and do not have a mass.

B) Because the electron's mass is approximately 1/1837th that of a proton, making its contribution to
the atom's total weight negligible.

C) Because electrons are always moving, their mass cannot be calculated accurately.

Correct Answer: B) Because the electron's mass is approximately 1/1837th that of a proton,
making its contribution to the atom's total weight negligible.

5. Which of the following statements best explains the difference between an element and a
compound?

A) Elements are substances that cannot be reduced to simpler forms by chemical means, whereas
compounds are chemical combinations of two or more elements.

B) Elements are always gases, while compounds are always solids or liquids.

C) Elements can exist as single atoms, while compounds must exist as molecules.

Correct Answer: A) Elements are substances that cannot be reduced to simpler forms by chemical
means, whereas compounds are chemical combinations of two or more elements.

6. What determines the chemical and physical properties of an element?

A) The number and arrangement of electrons, protons, and neutrons in the atom.

B) The temperature and pressure conditions in which the element is found.

C) The element's location on the periodic table and its atomic mass.

Correct Answer: A) The number and arrangement of electrons, protons, and neutrons in the atom.

7. In an electrically neutral atom, how do the number of protons and electrons compare?

A) There are always more electrons than protons.

B) The number of protons equals the number of electrons, balancing the positive and negative
charges.

C) There are more protons than electrons, giving the atom a positive charge.
Correct Answer: B) The number of protons equals the number of electrons, balancing the positive
and negative charges.

8. How does the electron configuration of an atom relate to its position in the periodic table?

A) The electron configuration determines the element's group and period, as elements with similar
valence electron configurations are grouped together.

B) The electron configuration has no relation to the element's position in the periodic table.

C) The electron configuration only affects the physical state of the element and not its position in the
periodic table.

Correct Answer: A) The electron configuration determines the element's group and period, as
elements with similar valence electron configurations are grouped together.

9. Why do elements such as gold, copper, and silver make good conductors of electricity?

A) They have many free electrons that can move easily through the material, allowing electric current
to flow.

B) They have tightly bound electrons that resist movement, ensuring stable electrical conduction.

C) They are able to form strong covalent bonds that facilitate the flow of electricity.

Correct Answer: A) They have many free electrons that can move easily through the material,
allowing electric current to flow.

10. What happens during ionization of an atom, and what are the resulting particles called?

A) The atom gains or loses protons, resulting in positively or negatively charged atoms called
isotopes.

B) The atom loses or gains electrons, resulting in positively charged ions (cations) or negatively
charged ions (anions).

C) The atom's nucleus splits, resulting in nuclear fission and the creation of new elements.

Correct Answer: B) The atom loses or gains electrons, resulting in positively charged ions (cations)
or negatively charged ions (anions).