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Contributions to modern atomic theory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An __________________ is the basic unit of a chemical element.

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

electron

d)

proton

2.

atoms contain negatively charged (a)   and positively charged protons, whereas neutrons have no charge.

3.

Atoms are made up of three particles: protons, neutrons and ...

a)

quarks

b)

electrons

c)

orbits

d)

nucleous

4.

The behavior of matter and light on the atomic and subatomic scale can be studied using quantum mechanics

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Knowing how matter is structured can help us to determine how it’s going to behave in given conditions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

_______________ named the building blocks of matter atomos, meaning literally “indivisible,” about 430 BCE.

a)

Dalton

b)

Schrödinger

c)

Democritus

d)

Bohr

7.

One of the postulates of the ____________'s atomic theory is that atoms cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

Dalton

b)

Schrödinger

c)

Democritus

d)

Bohr

8.

Schrödinger's model describes the probability that an electron can be found in a region of space called ___________.

a)

orbit

b)

nucleus

c)

orbital

d)

atom

9.

____________ incorporated the discovery of neutrons to Bohr atomic model

a)

Rutherford

b)

Chadwick

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

10.

In the Bohr atomic model, electron orbits are associated with definite energies that are called energy levels or shells.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE