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Atomic Theory and structure review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

2.
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
a)
neutrons
b)
atomic mass
c)
protons
d)
isotopes
3.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
4.
Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
a)
Ion
b)
Gluons
c)
Isotope
d)
Quarks
5.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
6.
Discovered the nucleus of the atom through the Gold Foil Experiment
a)
Rutherford
b)
Chadwick
c)
Thomson
d)
Dalton
7.
Discovered the electron within the atom
a)
Thomson
b)
Chadwick 
c)
Schrodinger & Heisenberg
d)
Dalton
8.
Believed that atoms of the same element are identical to each other
a)
Bohr
b)
Rutherford
c)
Dalton
d)
Thomson
9.
Calculation used to find the number of neutrons in an atom
a)
Atomic Mass - Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Number - Atomic Mass
c)
Atomic Mass - Electrons
d)
none of these
10.
J.J. Thomson provided evidence that an atom...
a)
is the smallest particle of matter
b)
contains negatively charged particles
c)
has an overall negative charge
d)
has an overall positive charge
11.
Which particle does not contribute mass to the atom?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Nucleus
12.
An atom has 10 protons and a mass of 18. It has __ neutrons
a)
10
b)
18
c)
28
d)
8
13.
The mass number of an element that has18 protons, 18 electrons, and 19 neutrons is _____.
a)
12.5
b)
13
c)
25
d)
37
14.
How many neutrons does uranium-239 have
a)
92
b)
147
c)
239
d)
331
15.
The nucleus of an atom can be described as:
a)
spacious and negatively charged
b)
dense and positively charged
c)
spacious and positively charged
d)
dense and negatively charged
16.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
17.
The word "atom" comes from a Greek word that means
a)
Invisible
b)
Indivisible
c)
Undivided
18.
What scientist is best known for his "Plum Pudding" model of the atom?
a)
J.J. Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
John Dalton
d)
Democritus
19.
The first person to propose a theory about an atom called the Atomos Theory was
a)
Democritus
b)
Rutherford
c)
Dalton
d)
Aristotle
20.
What does "atomos" mean?
a)
easily divided
b)
unable to be divided
c)
really small
d)
sometimes divided
21.
When you add the number of protons and neutrons together, you are calculating...
a)
Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Mass
c)
Mass Number
d)
Pythagorean's Theorem
22.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is the ____________ ____________.
a)
Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Mass
c)
Mass Number
d)
12
23.

How many protons does indium have?

a)

49

b)

66

c)

114

d)

115

24.

How many neutrons does platinum have?

a)

78

b)

117

c)

195

d)

196

25.
How many protons does He have?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
0
26.
The top number in this isotope notation is
a)
the mass number
b)
the atomic number
c)
the atomic mass
d)
the neutron number
27.
The bottom number in this isotope notation is
a)
the mass number
b)
the atomic number
c)
the atomic mass
d)
the neutron number