Atoms Exam

This particle is found in the nucleus and has no charge

• Neutron
• Proton
• Electron

This particle is found in the nucleus and has a positive charge

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron

This is a negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron

The first person to ever talk about an atom was

• Democritus
• Rutherford
• Dalton

How did Rutherford discover the proton?

• Cathode tube ray experiment
• Gold Foil Experiment
• Planetary Model
• Plum Pudding Model

What scientist is best known for his "Plum Pudding" model of the atom?

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

Place the following scientists in order, from earliest to latest: 
A) Ernest Rutherford
B) J.J. Thomson
C) John Dalton

• B,C,A
• C,A,B
• A,C,B
• C,B,A

Rutherford's gold foil experiment provided evidence that...

• negative and positive charges are spread evenly throughout the atom.
• alpha particles have a positive charge.
• gold is not a dense as previously thought.
• there is a dense positively charged nucleus at the center of an atom.

What does the nucleus of an atom contain?

• Electrons and neutrons
• Protons and neutrons
• Neutrinos and positrons
• DNA and RN

Which scientist disagreed with the idea that atoms existed?

• Democritus
• Aristotle
• Rutherford