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Atomic Structure

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What subatomic particle has a positive charge?

a)

leptons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons

2.

Most of the mass of an atom is due to:

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons + neutrons

d)

electrons

3.

Chadwick discovered:

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

quarks

4.

____________ placed protons and electrons together inside the nucleus.

a)

Chadwick

b)

Thompson

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

5.

A ________ is the amount of energy required to move an electron from one level to another.

a)

photon

b)

quantum

c)

neutron

d)

boson

6.

The modern day model of the atom is called:

a)

The Bohr Model

b)

The Electron Cloud Model

c)

The Rutherford Model

d)

The Fuzzy Logic Model

7.

The SI unit for frequency is:

a)

m

b)

cm

c)

s

d)

1/s

8.

What is the electron configuration for Cu?

a)

[Ar] 4s¹ 3d¹⁰

b)

[Ar] 4s2 3d9

c)

[Ar]

d)

[Ar] 4s0 3d10

9.

What is the electron configuration for Ca?

a)

[Ar] 5s¹

b)

[Ar] 4s²

c)

[Ar]

d)

[Ar] 4s1

10.

What is the electron configuration for Br?

a)

[Ar] 4s1 3d94p⁵

b)

[Kr]

c)

[Ar]

d)

[Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰4p⁵

11.

A row of elements in the Periodic Table is called a:

a)

column

b)

period

c)

group

d)

family

12.

Most of the elements in the Periodic Table are:

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

radioactive

13.

Group 17 is also known as The____________:

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

Noble gases

14.

Group 2 is also known as the:

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

Noble gases

15.

A(n) __________ is the particle of light that an atom emit when transitioning from an excited to a ground state.

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

photon

d)

quanta