Atomic Theory Models

This model this model was the first to show a nucleus, consisting of protons and neutron. Electrons surround the nucleus but are not shown in distinct energy levels.

• The "Rutherford Model" of the atom

• The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom

• The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom

Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were mostly _________________. 

• negatively charged
• positively charged
• electrons
• empty space. 

In the gold foil experiment, most of the positively charged alpha particles passed through the gold foil, but some were deflected or bounced back.  What did we conclude because of this?  

• Atoms are small indivisible spheres
• Atoms are mostly empty space with a small, dense, positive center
• Atoms have negatively charged particles which orbit the nucleus
• Light is a wave, not a particle

Which scientist proposed the "plum pudding model" of the atom?

• J. J. Thomson

• Joseph Proust

• Ernest Rutherford

• Antoine Lavoisier

• John Dalton

Who was the first to propose that matter consist of indivisible particle of matter called atoms?

• John Dalton

• Aristotle

• Democritus

• Plato

What scientist is best known for his gold foil experiment?

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

In the atomic model nicknamed the "plum pudding" model, what do the plums represent?

• the nucleus

• the atom

• the electrons

• the positive material

What are electrons?

• an atom’s central regions, which is made up of protons and neutrons

• subatomic particles that have negative charges

• subatomic particles that have neutral charges

• subatomic particles that have positive charges

Which scientist is responsible for first stating that all the atoms of a particular element are identical but are different from the atoms of all other elements?

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Aristotle

• Democritus

• Proust

What subatomic particles make up the nucleus of an atom?

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• leptons

• mesons