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Atomic Structure

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The scientist who discovered the nucleus

a)

Democritus

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Dalton

2.

The group of elements that tend to gain electrons

a)

Non-Metals

b)

Metals

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon

3.

Protons, neutrons, and electrons are called ___.

a)

atoms

b)

particles

c)

sub-atomic particles

d)

elements

4.

An atom or group of atoms with a positive or negative charge

a)

neutral atom

b)

Isotopes

c)

Ions

5.

The atomic number represents how many ___ there are

a)

atoms

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

6.

The ___ is the number of protons and neutrons added together in an atom

a)

atomic mass

b)

number of electrons

c)

mass number

d)

number of neutrons

7.

The name of the experiment used to discover the nucleus.

a)

cathode ray tube

b)

gold foil experiment

8.

Electrons that are lost create this.

a)

ions

b)

cations

c)

anions

d)

neutral atoms

9.

The scientist who discovered the neutron.

a)

Rutherford

b)

Thomson

c)

Chadwick

d)

Bohr

10.

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.

a)

neutral atoms

b)

ions

c)

isotopes

d)

cations

11.

The scientist who discovered the electron.

a)

Dalton

b)

Chadwick

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

12.

The first person to think about an atom’s existence.

a)

Dalton

b)

Democritus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Thomson

13.

Electrons that are gained create this type of ion.

a)

neutral ion

b)

cation

c)

anion

d)

positive ion

14.

The group of elements that tend to lose electrons.

a)

cations

b)

anions

c)

metals

d)

non metals

15.

The scientist responsible for the death of chemistry for over 2000 years

a)

Democritus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Dalton

d)

Chadwick

16.

199F-1 What is the Atomic number?

a)

19

b)

9

c)

10

d)

-1

17.

199F-1 What is the number of protons

a)

19

b)

9

c)

10

d)

-1

18.

199F-1 What is the mass number?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

19

d)

-1

19.

199F-1 How many neutrons

a)

10

b)

9

c)

19

d)

-1

20.

199F-1 How many electrons?

a)

19

b)

9

c)

10

d)

-1

21.

5526Fe+3 What is the atomic number?

a)

55

b)

26

c)

29

d)

23

22.

5526Fe+3 What is the Mass number?

a)

55

b)

26

c)

29

d)

+3

23.

5526Fe+3 What is the number of neutrons?

a)

55

b)

26

c)

29

d)

23

24.

5526Fe+3 What is the number of electrons?

a)

55

b)

26

c)

23

d)

29

25.

which subatomic particle identifies the element?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Mass Number

26.

What part of the atom makes up most of of its mass?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electron cloud

d)

nucleus

27.

Most of the atom's volume is made up by the

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

nucleus

d)

electron cloud