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Development of Atomic Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first person to come up with the idea of the atom?

a)

Democritus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

2.

Who's incorrect view of matter was predominate for over 2000 years?

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Aristotle

d)

Bohr

3.

Who created the solid sphere model of the atom?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

4.

Who created the plum pudding model of the atom?

a)

Rutherford and the plums were protons

b)

Rutherford and the plums were electrons

c)

Thomson and the plums were protons

d)

Thomson and the plums were electrons

5.

The cathode-ray tube was used to discover the ____ by ____.

a)

Electron by Thomson

b)

Electron by Ruthefeord

c)

Proton by Thomson

d)

Proton by Rutherford

6.

Which of the following was determined by MIllikan's oil drop experiment. Choose ALL that apply

a)

Charge of electron

b)

Charge of proton

c)

Mass of electron

d)

Mass of proton

e)

Mass of neutron

7.

Who accidentially discovered radiation with a rock that contained uranium and a photo graphic plate (film)?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Curie

c)

Becquerel

d)

Rutherford

8.

Rutherford discovered there were three main types of radiation. Which of the three types was used in his famous gold foil experiment?

a)

alpha

b)

beta

c)

gamma

d)

all three types

9.

Why did most of the radiation pass through the gold foil in the experiment?

a)

Nucleus is large and most of atom is empty space.

b)

Nucleus is large and little of atom is empty space.

c)

Nucleus is small and most of atom is empty space.

d)

Nucleus is small and little of atom is empty space.

10.

Jimmy Neutron is the nick name for which scientist that discovered the neutron?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Thomson

e)

Moseley

11.

Moseley used X-rays to determine the number of which subatomic particle in the atoms of each element?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

All of the above.

12.

The periodic table is currently organized based on:

a)

atomic number and always has been.

b)

atomic mass and always has been.

c)

atomic number but used to be organized by atomic mass.

d)

atomic mass but used to be organized by atomic number.

13.

Neils Bohr stated that electrons moved around the nucleus at fixed distances. This Bohr model was also called the

a)

Planetary model

b)

Plum Pudding model

c)

Nuclear model

d)

Quantum Mechanical Model

14.

Which sub-atomic particle in the atom is responsible for the bonding and chemical properties (behavior) of the atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

15.

Which of the following places the subatomic particlesin order from SMALLEST to LARGEST mass.

a)

electron, proton, neutron

b)

electron, neutron, proton

c)

proton, electron, neutron

d)

neutron, electron, proton

e)

neutron, proton, electron

16.

Created the concept of orbitals

a)

Heisenberg

b)

de Broglie

c)

Bohr

d)

Schrodinger

17.

Which of the following places the models of the atom from most historic to most recent.

a)

solid sphere, plum pudding, nuclear, planetary, quantum mechanical

b)

solid sphere, plum pudding, planetary, quantum mechanical, nuclear

c)

plum pudding, nuclear, solid sphere, quantum mechanical, planetary

d)

plum pudding, solid sphere, planetary, quantum mechanical, nuclear

18.

Which of the following sets of quantum numbers has an electron spinning counter clockwise?

a)

n = 4 l = 3 ml = +3 ms = +1/2

b)

n = 5 l = 3 ml = 0 ms = -1/2

c)

n = 4 l = 2 ml = -2 ms = +1/2

d)

n = 5 l = 0 ml = 0 ms = +1/2

19.

Which of the following sets of quantum numbers has electron in an s-orbtial?

a)

n = 4 l = 3 ml = +3 ms = +1/2

b)

n = 5 l = 3 ml = 0 ms = -1/2

c)

n = 4 l = 2 ml = -2 ms = +1/2

d)

n = 5 l = 0 ml = 0 ms = +1/2

20.

Which color of light has both the longest wavelength and lowest frequency?

a)

Orange

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Violet

e)

Green