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CHEMISTRY 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

The electrical charges in an atom are located.

a)

in the nucleus

b)

in the proton and neutron.

c)

in the proton and electron

d)

in the proton, neutron, and electron

2.

Rutherford's alpha scattering experiment indicated that.

a)

the nucleus of an atom occupies most of an atom's center

b)

positive charges are dispersed throughout the atom

c)

positive charges are concentrated in a very small core at the atom's

center

d)

protons and neutrons are located in the nucleus

3.

Dalton's atomic theory did not include the postulate that______

a)

matter is made up of small particles called atoms

b)

atoms contain electron, proton, and neutron

c)

atoms are indivisible particles

d)

atoms enter into a chemical reaction

4.

Which of the following is Rutherford's explanation on why alpha particles passed through the gold foil?

a)

An atom contains negatively-charged particles

b)

There must be an empty space in the atom.

c)

There are very thin portions in the atom.

d)

There must be some repulsive forces in the atom

5.

An atom is electrically neutral because

a)

the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons

b)

the nuclear charge is equal to the number of neutrons

c)

the nuclear charge is equal to the number of electrons

d)

the number of neutrons is equal to the number of protons

6.

Which is true for the atomic structure?

a)

The neutrons and electrons have the same mass.

b)

The neutrons and protons have opposite charges.

c)

In the nucleus are the protons, electrons and the neutrons.

d)

The protons and electrons are equal in number but have opposite

charges.

7.

Which of the following experiments determined the charge of an electron?

a)

oil-drop experiment

b)

gold-foil experiment

c)

cathode ray tube experiment

d)

canal rays experiment

8.

Who proposed the atomic theory in the 18th century?

a)

Antoine Lavoisier

b)

John Dalton

c)

Pierre Gassendi

d)

Robert Boyle

9.

Which of the following is NOT a postulate in Bohr's theory?

a)

An electron moves around the nucleus.

b)

An electron moves in an angular momentum.

c)

Each stationary state in an orbital is associated with a certain energy

d)

Electrons emit and absorb energy in a stationary state

10.

An atom is

a)

a tiny indivisible particle the smallest piece of matter

b)

the smallest piece of matter

c)

the smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical identity

of the element that retains the chemical identity of the element

d)

an artificially assembled unit that contains proton and neutron