History of the atom

Whose theory came first: Thomson, Dalton, Rutherford

• Rutherford

• Dalton

• Thomson

Which of the following best demonstrate Dalton's Atomic Theory?

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Thomson discovered that there were negative charged particles within an atom called...

• Electrons

• Protons

• Neutrons

What did Rutherford predict would happen in the Gold Foil experiment?

• The alpha particles would not all pass through the gold foil and rebound back

• The alpha particles would not pass through the gold foil at all

• The alpha particles would pass right through the gold foil with no resistance

Rutherford's model of the atom suggests that the electrons...

• orbit around the nucleus in 3D

• orbit around the nucleus in a circle

• are inside the nucleus

Rutherford suggested that the nucleus is made up of...

• Neutrons & electrons

• Electrons & protons

• Protons & neutrons

The word 'atom' originated from

• The Greek god Zeus

• The discovery of the nucleus

• The word 'atomos'

• Eastern European villages where scientists did their research

Who is pictured?

• Ernest Rutherford

• J.J Thomson

• Philipp Lenard

• John Dalton

J.J Thomson's theory was the

• Nuclear model

• Plum pudding model

• Dynamide model

• Planetary model

Ernest Rutherford is responsible for discovering the

• Electron cloud model

• Nuclear model

• Planetary model

• Continuum model