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The Atom

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who's model of the atom was the first to include electrons

a)

Dalton's

b)

Rutherford's

c)

Thomson's

d)

Bohr's

2.

Which scientist discovered the nucleus

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

3.

The (a)   foil experiment was used to discover the nucleus.

4.

Bohr used quantum mechanics to discover which part of his model

a)

The elctron

b)

The nucleus

c)

That electrons orbit in set energy levels

d)

That the nucleus contains protons and neutrons

5.

The unit used to measure the mass of an atom is

a)

the atomic mass unit

b)

the atomic unit

c)

the mass unit

d)

the tiny mass unit

6.

The letter used to represent the atomic mass unit is (a)  

7.

The proton

a)

orbits the nucleus

b)

is found in the nucleus

c)

has zero charge

d)

has a negative charge

e)

has a positive charge

8.

The electron

a)

Is the largets subatomic particle

b)

has a negative charge

c)

has a positive charge

d)

is the smallest subatomic particle

e)

orbits the nucleus

9.

The atomic number tells us the number of (a)   in an atom

10.

The number of neutrons in a nucleus is

a)

atomic number

b)

the atomic number - the mass number

c)

the mass number

d)

the mass number - the atomic number

11.

Isotopes of the same element must have the same number of

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

12.

The (a)   atomic mass of an element is the average mass of one atom of all the naturally occurring isotopes of that element.

13.

The first energy level of an atom can hold (a)   electrons

14.

The second and third energy levels of an atom can both hold (a)   electrons

15.

The noble gases (group 8)

a)

need 1 electron to fill their out energy level

b)

need to get rid of 1 electron to fil their outer energy level

c)

have a full outer energy level

d)

need 2 electrons to fill their outer energy level

16.

The alkali metals (group 1) have (a)   valence electrons

17.

Which 2 letters are used to represent the subshells

a)

s

b)

a

c)

v

d)

p

e)

b

18.

Each energy subshell can hold (a)   electrons

19.

All electrons that are not the valence electrons are called

a)

central electrons

b)

middle electrons

c)

core electrons

20.

Ionisation energy is the energy required to

a)

remove a proton from an atom

b)

add a proton to an atom

c)

remove an electron from an atom

d)

add an electron to an atom

21.

As you move across a period from left to right the ionisation energy

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

shows no pattern

22.

The vertical columns in the periodic table are called (a)  

23.

Elements in the same group have the same number of ............. electrons

a)

core

b)

total

c)

valence

24.

Elements in the same (a)   have similar chemical properties