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Rutherford’s Atomic Theory (Garrett, Michael, Kim)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Ernest Rutherford discover that uranium emits fast-moving particles that have a positive charge?

a)

1890

b)

1889

c)

1899

d)

1898

2.

In Rutherford’s hypothesis/model, mass and positive charge are evenly spread throughout an atom.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The total volume of an (a)   is about a trillion (1012) times the volume of it's nucleus.

4.

About one out of 20,000 was deflected by more than...

a)

< 70 degrees

b)

> 90 degrees

c)

< 90 degrees

d)

> 50 degrees

5.

The (a)   is a dense, positively charged mass located in the center of the atom.

6.

Rutherford discovered the nucleus of the atom through the Gold Foil Experiment.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
Who's model is this? 
a)
Millikan
b)
Rutherford
c)
Thomson
d)
Bohr
8.

Rutherford discovered the proton.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Rutherford was the first person to ever talk about an atom.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Was this picture of Rutherford’s expirement his expected results or his actual results?

a)

Expected results

b)

Actual results