Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Structure of an Atom

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Greek philosopher Democritus called the minute particles that made up matter 'atoms', which means ________.

a)

inflammable

b)

invincible

c)

indivisible

d)

inevitable

2.

In the year _______, an English scientist _____________ described an atom as the smallest particle which exhibits all the properties of an element.

a)

1809; John Dalton

b)

1908; JJ Thompson

c)

1808; John Dalton

d)

None of the above

3.

An atom is electrically neutral but can be made to gain a positive or negative charge.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Electrons were discovered in 1878 by (a)   .

5.

Which British scientist studied William Crookes's experiment with cathode rays?

a)

JR Thompson

b)

JJ Thompson

c)

Democritus

d)

None of the above

6.

An electron is denoted by -1e0 where the 0 represents the ________ and the -1 represents the ________.

a)

electrical charge; mass

b)

mass; electrical charge

c)

None of the above

7.

The mass of an electron is __________.

a)

9­·108*10-28g

b)

1·602*10-19g

8.

The mass of a proton is __________.

a)

1·672*10-24g

b)

1·602*10-19g

9.

What was JJ Thompson's model of an atom called?

a)

The plum pudding model

b)

The plum cake model

c)

The dry fruit pudding model

d)

None of the above

10.
In an atom, what is the number of protons equal to?
a)
The number of electrons.
b)
The number of neutrons.
c)
The number of molecules.
d)
The number of nuclei.
11.

The particles with no charge in an atom are ___________.

They have a charge of __________.

a)

neutrons; 1·672*10-24

b)

neutrons; 1·676*10-24

c)

protons; 1·672*10-24

d)

None of the above

12.

When did Lord Rutherford conduct his alpha particle experiment?

a)

1808

b)

1908

c)

2005

d)

1911

e)

None of the above

13.

Most of the atom is filled with __________.

a)

electrons

b)

empty space

c)

the nucleus

d)

protons

e)

All of the above

14.

(a)   are the atoms of the same element which have the same atomic number but different mass number.

15.

Name one isotope of Hydrogen.

(a)  

16.

Name the scientist who stated that electrons revolve around the nucleus in definite orbits or shells?

(a)  

17.

According to John Dalton, atoms can neither be _______ nor _______.

a)

brought to life; killed

b)

created; destroyed

c)

thrown; grabbed

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

18.

Name the metal used by Rutherford in the alpha particles scattering experiment.

(a)  

19.

Atomic number refers to the number of (a)   in an atom.

20.

Mass number refers to the number of (a)   in an atom.

21.

___________ cannot have more than two electrons as it has only one shell.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Sulphur

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

e)

Hydrogen