A Uranium Atom Is 238 Times as Massive as a Hydrogen

question 69

Multiple Choice

A uranium atom is 238 times as massive as a hydrogen atom. The diameter of a uranium atom is the diameter of a hydrogen atom times about

• A) 3.
• B) 30.
• C) 100.
• D) 238.
• E) 10.

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Definitions:

Two-sided Test

A statistical hypothesis test which determines if there is a significant difference in either direction between the groups or variables being studied.

One-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the alternative hypothesis specifies a direction of the statistical significance, either greater than or less than a certain value.

P-value

The probability of encountering test data at least as extreme as what has been observed, with the assumption that the null hypothesis is valid.

Two-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is either greater than or less than a certain range of values.