Deck 19: Nanotechnology

Question 1

Buckminsterfullerene has been found in which of the following?

A)Soot
B)Rock sediment
C)Interstellar space
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Which of these is not a capability of the scanning tunneling microscope?

A)Imaging of individual atoms on the surface of a metallic substance.
B)Moving of individual atoms on the surface of a metallic substance.
C)Imaging the surface of a metal with atomic resolution.
D)The creation of structures one atom at a time.
E)Imaging atoms in the core of a substance.

Answer 2

Imaging atoms in the core of a substance.

Question 3

The discoverers of the scanning tunneling microscope won the Nobel Prize for ____ in 1986.

A)biology
B)medicine
C)chemistry
D)peace
E)physics

Answer 3

physics

Question 4

Which of these is used in the imaging of metallic surfaces?
I. Laser beam
II. Atomically fine metal tip
III. Electrical current

A)I only
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)II and III
E)III only

Question 5

The speech entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" outlining what is now known as nanotechnology was delivered by ___________.

A)Harold Kroto
B)Robert Curl
C)Richard Smalley
D)Richard Feynman
E)none of the above

Question 6

Which of these is not an application of the nanotube?

A)Nanobalance
B)Desalination of water
C)Flat panel displays
D)Nanomedicine
E)All of these are applications.

Question 7

Which of these is not an application of nanotechnology?

A)Desalination of water
B)Treating disease from within the blood stream with micromachines
C)Containing many copies of a text in a small area
D)Scanning tunneling microscope which moves individual atoms
E)All of these are applications of nanotechnology.

Question 8

The scanning tunneling microscope works by using a(n)____ to obtain the image of a surface.

A)heat
B)light
C)electrical current
D)inert gas
E)buckyballs

Question 9

The scanning tunneling microscope was invented by employees of which company?

A)IBM
B)Microsoft
C)Toyota
D)Apple
E)Dow Chemical

Question 10

Moore's Law states that the number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit doubles:

A)every 6 months
B)every 12 months
C)every 18 months
D)every 24 months
E)every 30 months

Question 11

Which of these scientists are credited with the discovery of buckyballs?
I. Smalley
II. Curie
III. Rohrer
IV. Curl
V. Kroto

A)I and II
B)I and III
C)I, III and IV
D)II, III and V
E)I, IV, and V

Question 12

Which of these statements about buckyballs is incorrect ?

A)They are extremely reactive.
B)They are composed of a sixty carbon structure.
C)They can trap other atoms or molecules in their structure.
D)There are possible applications in nanotechnology.
E)All of these are correct statements.

Question 13

Which pair of scientists is credited with the discovery of the scanning tunneling microscope?

A)Watson and Crick
B)Curl and Feynman
C)Pauli and Dalton
D)Binnig and Rohrer
E)Kroto and Smalley

Question 14

Which of these substances is as strong as steel and may be used to carry electrical currents in microscopic structures in the near future?

A)Buckyball
B)Nanotube
C)DFM
D)AFM
E)STM

Question 15

Which of these is used in the imaging of nonmetallic surfaces?
I. Laser beam
II. Atomically fine metal tip
III. Electrical current

A)I only
B)I and II
C)I and III
D)II and III
E)III only

Question 16

How many nanometers are in 3.5 × 10 ^{− 2} meters?

A)3.5 × 10⁷
B)3.5  ×  10 ⁹
C)2 × 10 ^{− 5}
D)3.5 × 10 ^{− 7}
E)3.5 × 10 ^{− 11}

Question 17

Which of these is a 60-carbon structure which bonds to form a hollow sphere?

A)Graphite
B)Carbon-12
C)Buckyball
D)Diamond
E)Benzene

Question 18

Many interesting properties observed in nanoparticles are not due to:

A)size effects
B)class effects
C)interior effects
D)the spherical shape of atoms
E)quantum dots

Question 19

Quantum dots are:

A)another name for electrons
B)another name for atoms
C)tiny bits of semiconducting material
D)particles of light
E)none of the above

Question 20

How many meters are in 2000 nanometers?

A)2 ´ 10 ⁻³
B)2 × 10 ^{− 6}
C)2 × 10 ^{− 9}
D)2 × 10 ^{− 12}
E)2 × 10 ^{− 14}

Question 21

Which of these is the correct unit for nanometer?

A)1 × 10 ^{− 12} m
B)1 × 10 ^{− 9} m
C)1 × 10 ^{− 6} m
D)1 × 10⁶ m
E)1 × 10⁹ m

Question 22

Which of these is a potential application of nanomedicine?

A)Smart nanobombs
B)Nanovesicles
C)Nanorobots
D)Nanomembranes
E)all of these

Question 23

The number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit is currently:

A)Under 3 thousand
B)Over 3 thousand
C)Over 3 million
D)Over 3 billion
E)Over 3 trillion

Question 24

The official name of the buckyball is the ____.

A)buckytube
B)nanotube
C)buckminsterfullerene
D)buckshot
E)nanomembrane

Question 25

The construction of nanomachines to mimic structures in living cells is known as ____.

A)nanoapplication
B)nanoscanning
C)nanocloning
D)bioimitation
E)biointegration

Question 26

The first recalled consumer product incorporating nanomaterials was:

A)oven cleaner.
B)toilet cleaner.
C)glass cleaner.
D)hand soap.
E)there has been no such recall.

Question 27

Which of these applications of nanomedicine may someday allow for selective chemotherapy treatment of cancer?

A)Smart nanobombs
B)Nanorobots
C)Nanocircuits
D)Nanomembranes
E)None of these

Question 28

Windows can be improved by nanotechnology by making them:

A)clearer
B)wind resistant
C)moisture resistant
D)self cleaning
E)none of these

Question 29

Which of these applications of nanomedicine has been used successfully for the introduction of foreign tissue into small animals without rejection?

A)Smart nanobombs
B)Nanorobots
C)Nanocircuits
D)Nanomembranes
E)None of these

Question 30

Bandages can incorporate nanotechnology through the use of nanoparticles of what element to kill bacteria?

A)Silver
B)Gold
C)Sulfur
D)Platinum
E)None of these

Question 31

Which of these is a problem with nanotechnology?

A)Nanotechnology will be expensive.
B)Nanomachines have yet to be constructed in the laboratory.
C)Nanomachines will be built differently than regular machines.
D)Nanomachines will have to overcome intermolecular forces if introduced into a system.
E)All of these are problems with nanotechnology.

Question 32

Self-cleaning windows are coated with a nanofilm of _________.

A)water
B)ammonia
C)ammonium carbonate
D)titanium dioxide
E)zinc oxide

Question 33

The first consumer product incorporating nanomaterials was recalled because users experienced:

A)bleeding.
B)heart problems.
C)respiratory problems.
D)blindness.
E)nausea.