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Atom Structure and Scientists Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which model below is Dalton's original idea for the atom?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which Scientist was the first to propose the idea that atoms are actually mostly empty space?

a)

JJ Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

John Dalton

3.
Who stated that electrons move in layers or shells?
a)
Bohr
b)
Chadwick
c)
Rutherford
d)
Dalton
4.
J.J. Thomson used a cathode ray tube to find what particle in the atom?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
5.
Idea was of an indivisible particle of matter he called "atomos"
a)
John Dalton
b)
Aristotle
c)
Democritus
d)
Plato
6.
What scientist first developed 4 rules for atomic theory, and helped kick start modern chemistry?
a)
Thomson
b)
Rutherford
c)
Dalton
d)
Democritus
7.

Model of the atom where electrons orbit the nucleus in energy levels

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Dalton

8.

Said elements are composed of atoms and different elements have different types of atoms. Elements can combine together to form new things.

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

9.

Chocolate chip cookie (plum pudding) model

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

10.

Select ALL the subatomic particles that are located in the nucleus

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

bootron

11.

Where are the electrons located?

a)

nucleus

b)

there are no electrons

c)

orbitals/energy levels/cloud

d)

in the middle of the atom

12.

Charge of protons?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

no charge

13.

Charge of electrons?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

no charge

14.

Charge of neutrons?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

five

15.

Size of protons?

a)

1 amu

b)

1/1800 amu

16.

Size of neutrons?

a)

1 amu

b)

1/1800 amu

17.

How many protons in an atom of this element?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

4

d)

10

18.

How many electrons in an atom of this element?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

4

d)

10

19.

How many neutrons in an atom of this element?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

4

d)

10

20.
Choose the particle that has no charge.
a)
nucleus
b)
neutron
c)
proton
d)
electron
21.
Describe an Electron Cloud?
a)
the mist outside of an atom
b)
home of the protons
c)
where electrons are located
d)
nucleus
22.
Which particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
electrons and protons
c)
electrons, protons, and neutrons
d)
electrons and neutrons
23.
What is the atomic number of the atom pictured? 
a)
11
b)
12
c)
22
d)
23
24.
Which of the following is a substance that can not be broken down into a simpler substance?
a)
Isotope
b)
Element
c)
Compound
d)
Atomic Number
25.
What is at the center of every atom?
a)
An electron
b)
A compound
c)
A molecule
d)
A nucleus
26.

Which statement correctly describes the location and charge of the neutrons in an atom?

a)

The neutrons are inside the nucleus and have a positive charge.

b)

The neutrons are outside the nucleus and have a neutral charge.

c)

The neutrons are outside the nucleus and have a negative charge.

d)

The neutrons are inside the nucleus and have a neutral charge.

27.

Mass minus Atomic Number Equals (M-A=?)

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Nucleus

d)

Atom

28.

Atomic number equals ______________ and _______________

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Electrons

d)

Elements

29.

In the early 1900’s many scientists thought that an atom consisted of a positive substance with negative charges scattered throughout the substance. Then Ernest Rutherford completed an experiment that changed the concept of an atom. His discovery led to the understanding that an atom consists mostly of empty space with--

a)

Protons orbiting a dense nucleus made of electrons and neutrons

b)

Electrons orbiting a dense nucleus made of protons and neutrons

c)

Neutrons orbiting and protons orbiting a cloud of electrons

d)

Electrons orbiting and protons orbiting a cloud of neutrons

30.

An atom has 11 protons, 12 neutrons, and 11 electrons. What is the charge of the atom’s nucleus?

a)

+11

b)

+12

c)

-12

d)

-11

31.

The------ particle determines the identity of what element you have'

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

valence shell

32.
Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom must have
a)
8 electrons
b)
8 protons
c)
8 neutrons
d)
a mass number of 8
33.

WhIch sub atomic particle vary between isotopes of an element?

a)

protons, electrons, and atomic mass

b)

protons, electrons, and atomic number

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

neutrons only

34.

99.9% of the atom's mass is found where?

a)

nucleus

b)

protons

c)

electron cloud

d)

neutrons

35.
all matter is made of what 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
36.

Electrons are subatomic particles that exist

a)

inside the nucleus.

b)

in simultaneous dimensions.

c)

in parallel universes.

d)

outside the nucleus.

37.

Which statement correctly describes the location and charge of the neutrons in an atom?

a)

The neutrons are inside the nucleus and have a positive charge.

b)

The neutrons are outside the nucleus and have a neutral charge.

c)

The neutrons are outside the nucleus and have a negative charge.

d)

The neutrons are inside the nucleus and have a neutral charge.