REVIEW FOR Physical Science EXAM

Place the following scientists in order, from earliest to latest: 
Rutherford, Dalton, Bohr, Thomson

• Dalton, Rutherford, Bohr, Thomson
• Thomson, Dalton, Rutherford, Bohr
• Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr
• Bohr, Dalton, Rutherford, Thomson

How did each model of the atom help to develop the atomic theory? 

• Each model provided opinions that were added.
• Each model showed different properties of the same structure. 
• Each model showed new particles that had been discovered.
• Each model built upon the other to show new particles or properties of previously discovered particles. 

The positive particles of an atom are 

• electrons 
• positrons 
• neutrons 
• protons 

An atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons

• 3

• 12

• 6

• cannot be determined

What two particles determine the mass number?

• Protons and electrons

• Electrons and neutrons

• Protons and neutrons

If the mass number of this chlorine atom is 36, how many neutrons does it have?

• 17

• 18

• 19

• can't be determined

What subatomic particles would you find in the nucleus of an atom?

• Protons only
• Protons and Neutrons
• Neutrons and Electrons
• Protons and Electrons 

What is the mass of an atom if it has 11 protons, 12 neutrons, and 11 electrons?

• 22
• 11
• 34
• 23

What particle uniquely identifies an element?

• Number of Valence Electrons
• Number of Protons
• Number of Electrons
• Atomic Mass

Why is the overall charge of an atom neutral (0)?

• They have the same number of protons and neutrons.

• They have the same number of protons and electrons.

• They have the same number of electrons and neutrons.