The Development of Atomic Theory

Which model did Sir JJ Thomson propose?

• nuclear model

• solid sphere model

• plum pudding model

• electron cloud model

Which model did John Dalton propose?

• nuclear model

• solid sphere model

• plum pudding model

• electron cloud model

Who provided the first detailed description of the atom?

• Democritus

• John Dalton

• Sir JJ Thomson

• Ernest Rutherford

What do you call the basic building blocks of matter?

• atoms

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

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Who developed this early atomic theory?

All atomic structure was made up of atoms which he believed to be tiny, hard spheres.

• Bohr

• Dalton

• Rutherford

• J.J. Thomson

• Democritus

Who was the first contributor to the atomic theory that described the atom as "indivisible"?

• John Dalton

• Ernest Rutherford

• JJ Thompson

• Democritus

• Neils Bohr

Who developed the atomic theory? (a)  

• Dalton

• Thomson

• Chadwick

• Rutherford

What scientist first developed 4 rules for atomic theory, and helped kick start modern chemistry?

• J.J. Thomson

• Ernest Rutherford

• John Dalton

• Democritus

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Each atomic model was unrelated and unimportant to the next model in the history of the atomic theory.

• True

• False

Who was the first scientist to name atoms?

• Aristotle

• Democritus

• JJ Thomson

• Rutherford