Atomic Theory and Structure

J.J. Thomson provided evidence that an atom...

• is the smallest particle of matter
• contains negatively charged particles
• has an overall negative charge
• has an overall positive charge

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Rutherford discovered the...

• electron
• proton
• neutron
• nucleus

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Isotopes are elements with a different amount of

• protons
• neutrons
• electrons
• atoms

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an element will always have the same number of 

• neutrons
• protons
• isotopes
• atoms

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Which particle does not contribute mass to the atom?

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Nucleus

What scientist is best known for his gold foil experiment?

• J.J. Tomson
• Ernest Rutherford
• John Dalton
• Democritus

An atom has 10 protons and a mass of 18. It has __ neutrons

• 10
• 18
• 28
• 8

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An ______________ is the same element, with the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons

• Atom
• Isotope
• Atomic Number
• Mass Number

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The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same substance

• neutron
• atom
• electron

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The mass number of an element that has18 protons, 18 electrons, and 19 neutrons is _____.

• 12.5
• 13
• 25
• 37

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