Minamata disease is caused by the pollution of water with:
A. Cadmium
B. Lead
C. Arsenic
D. Mercury
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. It was first discovered in Minamata city, Japan, due to the release of methylmercury in industrial wastewater from a chemical factory, which bioaccumulated in fish and shellfish consumed by the local population.
Explanation:
Wood has lower calorific value (~17 kJ/g) compared to coal (~25-35 kJ/g), methane (~55.5 kJ/g), and hydrogen (~142 kJ/g). It contains moisture and oxygen, reducing energy density.
Explanation:
J.J. Thomson proposed the 'Plum Pudding' model in 1904 after discovering the electron. He envisioned the atom as a sphere of positive charge with negatively charged electrons embedded within it, like plums in a pudding. This was later disproved by Rutherford's gold foil experiment.
Explanation:
The modern periodic law states that the physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers. This was proposed by Henry Moseley, correcting Mendeleev's periodic table which was based on atomic mass. Atomic number determines the electronic configuration and thus chemical properties.
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