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Nanotechnology

The document contains 62 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about nanotechnology and related topics. The questions cover topics such as conversion between nanometers and meters, sizes of nanoscale objects, properties of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes, techniques used to study and manipulate nanomaterials, and historical and modern applications of nanotechnology.
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Nanotechnology

The document contains 62 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about nanotechnology and related topics. The questions cover topics such as conversion between nanometers and meters, sizes of nanoscale objects, properties of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes, techniques used to study and manipulate nanomaterials, and historical and modern applications of nanotechnology.
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1.

10 nm = _____ m

[A] 10-8 [B] 10-7 [C] 10-9 [D] 10-10

2. The size of nanoparticles is between _____ nm.

[A] 100 to 1000 [B] 0.1 to 10 [C] 1 to 100 [D] 0.01 to 1

3. The diameter of hydrogen atom is...

[A] 1 [B] 10 [C] 0.1 [D] 0.01

4. Carbon atoms make ____ type of bond with other carbon atoms.

[A] covalent [B] ionic [C] metallic [D] hydrogen

5. Fullerene or bucky ball is made up of ____ carbon atoms.

[A] 100 [B] 20 [C] 75 [D] 60

6. The thermal conductivity of a standard SWNT along its length is ____ watt/(m.K)

[A] 3500 [B] 385 [C] 35000 [D] 35

7. 1 m = _____ nm.

[A] 10-9 [B] 10-8 [C] 109 [D] 108

8. "There is plenty of room at the bottom." This was stated by _____.

[A] Eric Drexler [B] Richard Feynmann [C] Harold Croto [D] Richard Smalley

9. Who coined the word 'nanotechnology'?

[A] Eric Drexler [B] Richard Feynmann [C] Sumio Tijima [D] Richard Smalley

10. According to the definition by CRN, nanotechnology is...

[A] mechanical engineering [B] atomic engineering

[C] Newtonian mechanics [D] micro-electronics

11. Nanoscience can be studied with the help of...

[A] quantum mechanics [B] Newtonian mechanics [C] macro-dynamics [D]


geophysics

12. Greeks and Romans had used nanoparticles in the manufacture of...

[A] cosmetics for eyes [B] medicines [C] metal articles [D] hair-dye

13. Egyptians were using ____ to prepare make-up for eyes.

[A] nanoaluminium [B] nanocopper [C] nanosteel [D] nanolead

14. The sword of Tipu Sultan was made of...

[A] nanolead [B] nanoaluminium [C] Damascus steel [D] Pure iron

15. _____ contains nanoparticles prepared by using biologically processed metal ores.

[A] Homeopathic medicines [B] Modern antibiotics

[C] Ayurvedic 'Bhasmas' [D] Modern cosmetics


16. Who was the first scientist to describe that substances having nanodimensions possess altogether different
and unique properties?

[A] Richard Feynmann [B] Eric Drexler [C] Archimedes [D] Michael Faraday

17. Which of the following does not apply to nanotechnology?

[A] It is a general-purpose technology. [B] It can be called Green


technology.

[C] Newtonian mechanics can describe it. [D] It involves rearrangement of


atoms.

18. The diameter of human hair is ____ nm.

[A] 50,000 [B] 75,000 [C] 90,000 [D] 1,00,000

19. The diameter of human hair is ____ m.

[A] 5 x 10-8 [B] 5 x 10-7 [C] 5 x 10-6 [D] 5 x 10-5

20. The cut-off limit of human eye is ____ nm.

[A] 2,000 [B] 5,000 [C] 10,000 [D] 50,000

21. The size of E.Coli bacteria is ____ nm.

[A] 2,000 [B] 5,000 [C] 50 [D] 90

22. The size of RBC is ____ nm.

[A] 50 [B] 90 [C] 2,000 [D] 5,000

23. The thickness of a transistor is ____ nm.

[A] 50 [B] 90 [C] 2,000 [D] 5,000

24. The size of a virus is ____ nm.

[A] 2 [B] 20 [C] 50 [D] 2000

25. The diameter of a bucky ball is ____ nm.

[A] 1,000 [B] 100 [C] 10 [D] 1

26. The width of a typical DNA molecule is ____ nm.

[A] 1 [B] 2 [C] 5 [D] 10

27. 1 micrometer (micron) = ______ m.

[A] 10-9 [B] 10-8 [C] 10-7 [D] 10-6

28. 1 micrometer (micron) = ______ nm.

[A] 1,000 [B] 100 [C] 10 [D] 0.01

29. The full form of STM is...

[A] Scanning Tunneling Microscope [B] Scientific Technical Microscope

[C] Systematic Technical Microscope[D] Super Tensile Microscope


30. What does 'F' stand for in AFM?

[A] Fine [B] Front [C] Force [D] Flux

31. Which ratio decides the efficiency of nanosubstances?

[A] Weight/volume [B] Surface area/volume [C] Volume/weight [D]


Pressure/volume

32. The surface area to volume ratio of a sphere with radius 1 cm is R1 and that of a sphere with radius 5 cm is
R2. Then R1 = ____ R2.

[A] 3 [B] 1/3 [C] 5 [D] 1/5

33. The surface area to volume ratio of a cube with side 1 unit is R 1 and that of a cube with side 10 units is R2.
Then R2 = ____ R1.

[A] 1/10 [B] 10 [C] 1/100 [D] 100

34. The two important properties of nanosubstances are...

[A] pressure and friction [B] sticking and friction

[C] sticking and temperature [D] temperature and friction

35. With the help of _____, Robert F. Curl and others discovered fullerene.

[A] electron microscope [B] magnetic resonance

[C] condensation technique [D] mass spectrograph

36. In the structure of fullerene each carbon atom forms covalent bonds with ____ other carbon atoms.

[A] one [B] two [C] three [D] four

37. Who had invented the famous 'Geodesic' dome structure?

[A] Eric Drexler [B] Buckminster Fuller [C] Richard Smalley [D] Faraday

38. The largest cluster of carbon atoms in Bucky balls known till today consists of ____ carbon atoms.

[A] 60 [B] 75 [C] 180 [D] 540

39. The smallest cluster of carbon atoms in Bucky balls known till today consists of ____ carbon atoms.

[A] 75 [B] 60 [C] 20 [D] 15

40. The tensile strength of an MWNT is ____ Pa.

[A] 63 x 106 [B] 63 x 107 [C] 63 x 108 [D] 63 x 109

41. The compressive strength of a nanotube _____ its tensile strength.

[A] is less than [B] is greater than [C] is equal to [D] may be greater
than

42. The hardness of a standard SWNT is ____ Pa.

[A] 63 x 106 [B] 25 x 106 [C] 25 x 109 [D] 25 x 10-9

43. The bulk modulus of a standard SWNT is ____ that of diamond.

[A] less than [B] greater than [C] equal to [D] less than or equal to
44. How much current can be passed through 1 cm2 cross-section of a metal nanotube?

[A] 10-9 A [B] 109 A [C] 1000 A [D] 0.001 A

45. The electrical conductivity of a nanotube is ____ times that of copper.

[A] 10 [B] 100 [C] 1000 [D] 1/100

46. An MWNT possesses electrical superconductivity up to temperature of...

[A] 12 K [B] 12°C [C] 100 K [D] 100°

47. At room temperature, the thermal conductivity of a copper wire is ____ watt/(m.K).

[A] 3500 [B] 350 [C] 385 [D] 38.5

48. In radial direction, the thermal conductivity of a nanotube is ____ watt/(m.K).

[A] 3500 [B] 385 [C] 350 [D] 0

49. The thermal stability of a nanotube is seen up to ____ K in vacuum.

[A] 100 [B] 1000 [C] 2200 [D] 3100

50. The thermal conductivity of an SWNT along length is ____ watt/(m.K).

[A] 35 [B] 350 [C] 385 [D] 3500

51. The size of a quantum dot is ____ nm.

[A] 5 [B] 10 [C] 50 [D] 100

52. The wavelength of visible light is ____ nm.

[A] 40-70 [B] 400-700 [C] 4000-7000 [D] 40000-70000

53. The capacity of a normal human eye to see the smallest object is ____ μm.

[A] 10000 [B] 1000 [C] 100 [D] 10

54. The width of a carbon nanotube is ____ nm.

[A] 1 [B] 1.3 [C] 2.5 [D] 10

55. The thermal stability of a nanotube is seen up to ____ K in air.

[A] 100 [B] 1000 [C] 2000 [D] 3100

56. Nanoparticles of which substance were found on the surface of the sword of Tipu Sultan?

[A] Gold [B] Lead [C] Carbon [D] Silicon

57. Nano particles of which atom are used to control collateral damage due to explosion?

[A] Copper [B] Aluminium [C] Carbon [D] Lead

58. Who prepared and explained nanotubes for the first time?

[A] Sumio Tijima [B] Richard Smalley [C] Eric Drexler [D] Richard Feynmann

59. Which of the following statement/s is are true?

i. Volume to surface area ratio is very large for nanomaterials.

ii. The cut-off limit of human eye is 10-5 m.


iii. Hardness of a SWNT is about 63 x 109 Pa.

iv. Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical fullerenes.

[A] All four [B] (ii) and (iv) [C] (i), (ii) and (iv) [D] (ii), (iii)
and (iv)

60. Match the objects in Part A with their size in Part B.

[A] 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b [B] 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d

[C] 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c [D] 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a

61. Match the items in Part A with appropriate alternative in Part B.

[A] 1-c, 2-d, 3-a [B] 1-c, 2-b, 3-a [C] 1-c, 2-a, 3-b [D] 1-a, 2-b, 3-d

62. The suffix '-ene' in the name of fullerene shows the presence of _____ in the molecule.

[A] one triple bond [B] one double bond [C] two single bonds [D] two triple
bonds
ANSWERS

(1) A (2) C (3) C (4) A (5) D (6) A (7) C (8) B (9) A (10) B (11) A (12) D (13) D (14) C (15) C (16) D (17)
C (18) A (19) D (20) C (21) A (22) D (23) B (24) C (25) D (26) B (27) D (28) A (29) A (30) C (31) B (32)
C (33) A (34) B (35) D (36) C (37) B (38) D (39) C (40) D (41) A (42) C (43) B (44) B (45) C (46) A (47)
C (48) D (49) D (50) D (51) A (52) B (53) D (54) B (55) B (56) C (57) B (58) A (59) D (60) C (61) C (62)
B

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