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Models and Structure of the Atom

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He proposed the "plum pudding model of the atom.

a)

John Dalton

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

JJ Thomson

2.

Which is the correct sequence of the scientists who made major changes in the model of the atom?

1-JJ Thomson

2-James Chadwick

3-John Dalton

4-Niels Bohr

5-Ernest Rutherford

a)

2, 1, 4, 3, 5

b)

5, 3, 2, 1, 4

c)

3, 1, 5, 4, 2

d)

4, 3, 2, 1, 5

3.

Who discovered the nucleus of an atom?

a)

JJ Thomson

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Democritus

4.

He proposed the first formal atomic theory of the atom.

a)

John Dalton

b)

JJ Thomson

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

Ernest Rutherford

5.

What experiment proved a small dense positively charged nucleus, and who did it?

a)

gold foil experiment, Rutherford

b)

gold foil experiment, Thomson

c)

cathode ray tube experiment, Thomson

d)

cathode ray tube experiment, Dalton

6.

What is the tiny, massive central part of the atom?

a)

Neutron

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

d)

Nucleus

7.

What are electrons?

a)

Massive, positively charged particles

b)

Tiny, negatively charged particles

c)

Clouds of dust in the nucleus

d)

Neutral particles around the nucleus

8.

The atomic mass is dependent on which two subatomic particles?

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Neutrons and electrons

d)

Electrons and the nucleus

9.

This is the same as the number of protons

a)

atomic number

b)

mass number

c)

charge

d)

atomic mass

10.

Which of the following statements about subatomic particles is correct?

a)

Electrons are negatively charged and are the heaviest subatomic particle.

b)

The mass of a neutron nearly equals the mass of a proton.

c)

Protons are positively charged and the lightest subatomic particle.

d)

Electrons, protons, and neutrons all have the same mass.

11.

Isotopes of the same element have different:

a)

atomic numbers

b)

symbols

c)

mass numbers

d)

positions on the periodic table

12.

A Carbon-14 isotope contains the following:

a)

12 Protons, 6 Electrons, 8 Neutrons

b)

12 Protons, 8 Electrons, 14 Neutrons

c)

6 Protons, 6 Electrons, 8 Neutrons

d)

6 Protons, 8 Electrons, 12 Neutrons

13.

Which of the following represent an atom containing 26 protons, 32 neutrons, and 26 electrons?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which of the following represent an atom containing 18 protons, 25 neutrons, and 18 electrons?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.

a)

group

b)

period

c)

club

d)

table