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Atomic model

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word atom comes from the Greek "atomos" which means?

a)

Very tiny

b)

Indivisible

c)

Molecule

d)

Ouch I jammed my toe

2.

Which of the following was not a part of Dalton's theory of the atom?

a)

All elements are composed of atom

b)

Atoms of the same elemements have the same mass and atoms of different elements have different masses

c)

Compounds contain atoms of more than one element

d)

All atoms have the same number or protons, electrons, and neutrons

3.

Which of the following best fits Thomson's model of the atom?

a)

Homer Simpson

b)

Chocolate cake

c)

Plum Pudding

d)

Can of Diet Pepsi

4.

What discovery was accounted for in Rutherford's model of the atom?

a)

A positively charged nucleus

b)

Electrons

c)

The northwest passage

d)

Neutrons

5.

The Bohr Model of the atom says that electrons:

a)

Move at a very high velocity around the nucleus

b)

Electrons exist at different energy levels in orbit around the nucleus

c)

Electrons can move between energy levels when they gain or lose energy

d)

All of the above are true about the Bohr model

6.

Which of the Bohr’s postulates was incorrect?

a)

Energy of electrons is quantized

b)

Momentum of electrons is quantized

c)

Electrons release energy when shifting from excited state to ground state

d)

Electrons revolve around the nucleus in fixed circular orbits

7.

When an electron shifts to an inner shell, it:

a)

Absorbs photon

b)

Emits a photon

c)

Emits a positron

d)

Absorbs a positron

8.

Around 1911, Rutherford suggested a planetary model of atomic structure. Which of the following was not a proposition of this model?

a)

Electrons revolve in circular orbits around the nucleus

b)

Nucleus consists of protons and neutrons

c)

Mass of atom is concentrated in the nucleus

d)

Most of the volume in an atom is void

9.

Which source is associated with a line emission spectrum?

a)

Electric fire

b)

Neon street sign

c)

Red traffic light

d)

Sun

10.

The name of physicist who discovered the nucleus of atom was

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Vander Waals