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Atomic Theory Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who Discovered the Nucleus?

a)

Planck

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Aristotle

2.

Published the first atomic theory

a)

Chadwick

b)

Dalton

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thomson

3.

Suggested that matter could be divided infinitely and that there are four elements in nature

a)

Aristotle

b)

Democritus

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

4.

Proposed that electrons move in circular pathways around the nucleus

a)

Chadwick

b)

Planck

c)

Bohr

d)

Aristotle

5.

Described the atom as solid and positive with negative particles scattered throughout randomly (like a plum pudding or chocolate chip cookie)

a)

Rutherford

b)

Thomson

c)

Planck

d)

Bohr

6.

Proposed that matter is made up of fundamental particles called atoms. He called them atomos

a)

Democritus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Chadwick

d)

Dalton

7.

Discovered the neutron

a)

Rutherford

b)

Chadwick

c)

Dalton

d)

Aristotle

8.

Stated that electrons move randomly in the electron cloud

a)

Democritus

b)

Rutherford

c)

Chadwick

d)

Planck

9.

What was Rutherford experimenting with that led him to his discovery?

a)

Triple beam

b)

Electron clouds

c)

Gold foil

d)

Cathode rays

10.

What is NOT a postulate of Dalton

a)

Atoms look like small round balls

b)

Atoms combine to form molecules or compounds

c)

All atoms look the same on the periodic table

d)

Atoms are indivisible