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Atomic History and Forces

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct order of scientists based on their contribution to atomic structure?

a)

Rutherford, Dalton, Thomson, Bohr

b)

Bohr, Thomson, Rutherford, Dalton

c)

Dalton, Bohr, Thomson, Rutherford

d)

Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr

2.

Which scientist came up with the "5 atomic postulates" while working with gases?

a)

Democritus

b)

Bohr

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

3.

What was JJ Thomson's major contribution to atomic structure?

a)

He discovered neutrons

b)

He discovered electrons

c)

He discovered protons

d)

He discovered quarks

4.

What was JJ Thomson's evidence to support his claim that negative electrons exist in the atom?

a)

The negative end of a magnet repelled the cathode ray

b)

The positive end of a magnet repelled the cathode ray

c)

Alpha particles were repelling the cathode ray

d)

Alpha particles were attracting the cathode ray

5.

Which scientist's model of the atom was the Plum Pudding Model?

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

6.

What was Rutherford's famous experiment called?

a)

Oil Drop Experiment

b)

Cathode Ray Tube

c)

Gold Foil Experiment

d)

Planetary Model Experiment

7.

Which of the following was/were Rutherford's claim(s) based on his experiment?

a)

There's a negative nucleus in the atom

b)

There's a positive nucleus in the atom

c)

Most of the atom is empty space

d)

Most of the atom is filled with electrons

8.

What evidence supported that the nucleus was made of positively charged particles?

a)

Positive alpha particles were deflecting off the nucleus

b)

Positive alpha particles were attracting to the nucleus

c)

Negative alpha particles were deflecting off the nucleus

d)

Negative alpha particles were attracting to the nucleus

9.

What evidence supported the claim that the atom is mostly empty space?

a)

Most of the alpha particles were deflected in other directions

b)

Most of the alpha particles were passing straight through the gold foil

c)

Most of the alpha particles were being absorbed by the gold foil

d)

Most of the alpha particles were deflected straight back at the source

10.

The paddle wheel moving in the Crooke's Tube when electricity passed through it supported what claim?

a)

Protons are very light

b)

Electrons have no mass

c)

Electrons have mass

d)

Neutrons have no mass

11.

Which of the following "atomic postulate(s)" are not true today?

a)

Matter is made of indivisible and indestructible atoms

b)

Atoms of different elements combine to form compounds

c)

Atoms of different elements have different weights and properties

d)

Atoms cannot be created or destroyed

e)

All atoms of the same element are identical

12.

Which fundamental force involves the attractive forces between large bodies of mass?

a)

Electromagnetism

b)

Strong force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Weak force

13.

Which force involves positive and negative charges attracting to each other?

a)

Electromagnetism

b)

Strong Force

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Weak Force

14.

Which fundamental force involves protons decaying into neutrons to keep the atom stable?

a)

Electromagnetism

b)

Strong Force

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Weak Force

15.

Which fundamental force holds the nucleus together and overcomes the repulsion between protons?

a)

Electromagnetism

b)

Strong force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Weak force

16.

Which fundamental forces play the biggest role in keeping the atom together?

a)

Electrostatic force

b)

Strong force

c)

Gravitational force

d)

Weak force

17.

Why don't electrons get "pulled into the nucleus"?

a)

Gravitational forces overcome the electrostatic forces

b)

Electrons are constantly moving fast outside nucleus

c)

Strong force works in very very small distances, so it doesn't affect electrons

d)

Electrons do get pulled into the nucleus