Introduction to Atomic Theory

Which scientist saw the atom as a positively charged sphere with negative particles (electrons) embedded within?

• J.J. Thomson
• Niels Bohr
• John Dalton
• Ernest Rutherford

Which scientist proposed a model of the atom in which the electrons are orbiting at different levels?

• Niels Bohr
• James Chadwick
• John Dalton
• Ernest Rutherford

Bohr's model of the atom proposed that ___.

• electrons move around the nucleus in fixed orbits
• neutrons move around the nucleus
• neutrons do not exist, but are just paired protons and electrons
• the nucleus spins

J.J. Thomson's model of the atom is given this name because he believed that electrons were spread randomly throughout a positive sphere.

• plum pudding model
• orbital model
• Thomson's model
• plasma model

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

• Dalton
• Thomson
• Bohr
• Rutherford

Which scientist used his gold foil experiment to show that an atom has a small, central, positively charged nucleus that contains most of the atom's mass?

• Rutherford
• Bohr
• Thomson
• Dalton

Which scientist discovered that most of an atom's mass is contained in its nucleus and the rest is nearly empty space?

• Rutherford
• Dalton
• Bohr
• Thomson

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Order the atomic models below from the oldest to the most recent.

• 2, 1, 3, and 4

• 1, 2, 4, and 3

• 3, 2, 4, and 1

• 3, 1, 2, and 4

Which scientist proposed a model of the atom in which the individual atoms were thought of as tiny solids like balls or marbles?

• John Dalton
• James Chadwick
• Ernest Rutherford
• J.J. Thomson

Bohr proposed a model of the atom as a large positive sphere with negatively charged electrons revolving around the center in orbits. What was this model nicknamed?

• The Planetary Model
• The Billiard Ball Model
• The Nuclear Model
• The Plum Pudding Model