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Structure of atom

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered the electron?

a)

Rutherford

b)

John Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Goldstein

2.

Rutherford’s ‘alpha (α) particles scattering experiment’ resulted in the discovery of

a)

atomic mass

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

nucleus in the atom

3.

Which of the following statement is always correct?

a)

An atom has equal number of electrons and protons.

b)

An atom has equal number of electrons and neutrons.

c)

An atom has equal number of protons and neutrons.

d)

An atom has equal number of electrons, protons and neutrons.

4.

What is the atomic number of aluminium ? Write its electronic Configuration and find out it's valency?

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5.

What is the symbol of manganese?

a)

Mg

b)

M

c)

Ma

d)

Mn

6.

What are valence electrons?

a)

electrons on the first orbital always

b)

nucleus

c)

the number of electrons on the outermost orbital

d)

the outermost shell

7.

Carbon atomic number is 6. This means that an carbon atom must have

a)

6 electrons

b)

6 protons

c)

6 electrons and protons

d)

6 neutrons

8.

99.9% of the atom's mass is located in the

a)

electrons

b)

nucleus

c)

protons

d)

neutrons

9.

Dalton proved that the true nature of the atom could best be described as resembling "plum pudding."

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What types of particles are found in the cloud surrounding the atom's nucleus?

a)

Positively charged particles and negatively charged particles

b)

Negatively charged particles only

c)

Neutral particles and positively charged particles

d)

Positively charged particles only

11.

2 elements X & Y combines to form a compound XY. The same compound is obtained from different experiment. give the law in accordance to above observation

a)

law of conservation of mass

b)

law of multiple proportion

c)

law of constant proportion

12.

Law of constant proportion is also referred to as law of definite proportion

a)

True

b)

False

13.

In a reaction A + B ----> C, reactant A has 5g and product C has 9g. How many grams does reactant B should have?

a)

4g

b)

5g

c)

9g

d)

14g

14.

If 100 grams of calcium carbonate(whether in the form of marble or chalk) are decomposed completely, then 56 grams of calcium oxide and 44 grams of carbon dioxide are obtained'. Which law of chemical combination is illustrated by this statement?

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15.

Give one major drawback of Dalton's atomic theory of matter.

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