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ATOMIC STRUCTURE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an electrically neutral particle?

a)

electron

b)

neutron

c)

proton

d)

alpha particle

2.

Which one of the following scientist put forth the atomic theory of matter

a)

Goldstein

b)

Thompson

c)

John dalton

d)

Rutherford

3.

The outermost shell of an atom is known as

a)

Nucleus

b)

Valence shell

c)

bound shell

d)

penultimate shell

4.

If the atomic number of an element is 17 and mass number is 35 then the number of neutrons are

a)

35

b)

17

c)

18

d)

52

5.

The number of electrons in an atom is equal to number of

a)

nucleons in a neutral atom

b)

neutrons in a neutral atom

c)

protons in a neutral atom

d)

none of the above

6.

Which of the following ions has attained octet?

a)

Na1+

b)

O2-

c)

Cl1-

d)

All of these

7.

The only inert gas which have a complete duplet is

a)

Neon

b)

Helium

c)

Argon

d)

Krypton

8.

The sheet of which metal was used in Rutherford's alpha particle scattering experiment

a)

Aluminium

b)

Silver

c)

Gold

d)

Zinc

9.

The valency of which element is zero

a)

Silver

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Gold

d)

Neon

10.

Which of the following is not the correct conclusion from Rutherford's scattering experiment

a)

Nucleus is small but heavy

b)

Nucleus always carries positive charge

c)

Atom is nearly105 times heavier than the size of the nucleus

d)

The number of alpha particles hitting the nucleus is very large

11.

Which of the following correctly represent the electronic configuration of Mg atom

a)

3,8,1

b)

8,2,2

c)

2,8,2

d)

1,8,3

12.

Which of the following statement is always correct?

a)

An atom has equal no: of protons and electrons

b)

An atom has equal no: of neutrons and electrons

c)

An atom has equal no: of protons and neutrons

d)

None of above

13.

The charged particles are called

a)

Molecules

b)

Atom

c)

Ions

d)

None of above

14.

The elements which have same chemical properties but different physical properties are called

a)

Isobar

b)

Isotopes

c)

Neutrino

d)

Positron

15.

Nucleus was discovered by

a)

Goldstein

b)

James Chadwick

c)

Rutherford

d)

John Dalton

16.

Which of the following statement about electron is incorrect

a)

It is negatively charged particle

b)

The mass of electron is equal to mass of neutron

c)

It is a basic constituents of all atom

d)

It is located in orbit

17.

An atom of an element has 3 electrons in its 3rd orbit, then its electronic configuration is

a)

2,8,8

b)

2,8,3

c)

2,3,8

d)

3,2,8

18.

Rutherford alpha particles scattering experiment resulted in the discovery of

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Nucleus

d)

Atomic mass

19.

No: of protons in the nucleus of an atom is called

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Atomic mass

c)

Isotope

d)

Electronic configuration

20.

The element which has 2 valence electron

a)

H

b)

H1+

c)

H1-

d)

None of the above