Atomic Theory

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Who stated that "Everything is composed of atoms"? Options: Democritis, Dalton, Moseley, Einstein

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Democritis

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What did John Dalton state?

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Elements are made of atoms, atoms of a given element are identical, atoms cannot be subdivided, created, nor destroyed.

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The scientist responsible for "discovering" the nucleus is: Bohr, Rutherford, Schroedinger, Einstein

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Rutherford

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The nucleus of an atom can be described as: spacious and negatively charged, dense and positively charged, spacious and positively charged, dense and negatively charged

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dense and positively charged

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Why are electrons not factored into atomic mass?

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They are so small their mass is negligible.

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How did Rutherford discover the proton?

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Gold Foil Experiment

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What does the nucleus of an atom contain?

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Protons and neutrons

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True or False: The majority of an atom is made up of empty space

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True

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atom

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Indivisible

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What scientist is best known for his "Plum Pudding" model of the atom? Options: J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, John Dalton, Democritus

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J.J. Thomson