Atomic Theory

Electrons orbit a certain distance from the nucleus. Either radiate or absorb energy when jumping orbitals.

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The atom is mostly large empty space with a small, dense nucleus at the center

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Atom is a positively charged cloud with embedded negative electrons

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Atoms are indivisible (cannot be broken down)

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Rutherford

• Bohr

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

In a famous experiment conducted by Ernest Rutherford, positively charged alpha particles were scattered by a thin gold foil. Which of the following is a conclusion that resulted from this experiment?

• The nucleus is negatively charged

• The atom is a dense solid and is indivisible

• The mass is conserved when atoms react chemically

• The nucleus is very small and the atom is mostly empty space

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What subatomic particle was discovered in the cathode ray tube experiment?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• Nucleus