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Atomic Discovery and Structure Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What indicates the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom?

a)

atomic number

b)

mass number

c)

ionic number

2.

What is the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element?

a)

atom

b)

ion

c)

isotope

3.

What is the atomic number?

a)

the number of neutrons

b)

the number of protons

c)

the number of ions

4.

What are the three subatomic particle?

a)

Protons, neutrons and electrons

b)

Protons, neutrons and isotopes

c)

Protons, electrons and neutrinos

5.

How many protons does a lithium (Li) atom have?

a)

7

b)

3

c)

+1

6.

What element has 26 protons?

a)

iron

b)

aluminum

c)

polonium

d)

tungsten

7.

How many electrons are in a neutral oxygen atom?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

12

d)

2

8.

What two subatomic particles are in the nucleus of the atom?

a)

Electrons and Protons

b)

Protons and Neutrons

c)

Neutrons and Electrons

9.

What element does an atomic number of 17 represent?

a)

Cl

b)

Sb

c)

Te

d)

In

10.

Which two subatomic particles have mass?

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

protons and electrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

11.

Where are the electrons located in the atom?

a)

Within the nucleus

b)

Outside the nucleus

12.

What is Brownian motion?

a)

Pollen grains moved around by water

b)

Einstien's headache

c)

Boltzman's discovery

13.

What is Rutherford's model of the atom?

a)

Tiny nucleus in the center with electrons around it

b)

Electrons and protons in a cloud

c)

The plum pudding model

14.

What is Bohr's model of the atom?

a)

Electrons arranged in energy levels

b)

Electrons arranged in orbits

c)

Electrons flying into the nucleus

15.

What is a quantum jump?

a)

Electrons jumping from one level to another absorbing or emitting light

b)

Electrons orbiting in circles with energy

c)

Electrons jumping out of orbit of the nucleus with energy

16.

What is matrix mechanics?

a)

A field of math created by Hiesenberg to describe the atom

b)

Einstien's explanation of the atom

c)

Shrodingers wave equation

17.

What did they agree on in Solvay as the true model of the atom?

a)

The quantum model

b)

The wave model

c)

The traditional model

18.

What is the model of the atom we use today?

a)

The quantum model

b)

The wave model

c)

The traditional model

19.

If a uranium (U) atom has a mass number of 238, how many neutrons does it have?

a)

92

b)

146

c)

238

d)

330

20.

How many electrons does a neutral atom of Xenon (Xe) have?

a)

54

b)

131

c)

185

d)

77