QUIZ: P7 - Discovery of the nucleus

What was JJ Thompsons model of the atom called?

• Nuclear model

• Energy level model

• Plum pudding model

• Cup cake model

Who came up with the plum pudding model of the atom?

• Rutherford

• JJ Thompson

• Geiger

• Bequerel

Who came up with the nuclear model of the atom?

• Rutherford

• JJ Thompson

• Geiger

• Bequerel

What was Rutherford's model of the atom called?

• Nuclear model

• Energy level model

• Plum pudding model

• Cup cake model

What did Rutherford fire at the gold foil in his experiment?

• Alpha particles

• Beta particles

• Gamma rays

• X-rays

In Rutherford's experiment he fired alpha particles at what?

• Gold foil

• Paper

• Aluminium

• Lead

In Rutherofrd's famous experiment, how often did the alpha particles bounce back (reflect).

• Very often

• Almost always

• Not often

• Hardly ever

What happens when an alpha particle got close to the nucleus?

• It attracted

• Nothing happened

• It destroyed it

• It repelled

What would have happened in the gold foil experiment if the atoms were like JJ Thompson's plum pudding model?

• They would have all gone through

• They would have all bounced back

• Some would have bounced back

• They all would have been absorbed

What is the charge of the nucleus?

• Negative

• Neutral

• Positive

• Negative and positive