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Unit 1: Atoms and Atomic Structure

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a negatively charge subatomic particle?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

2.

A positively charged subatomic particle is called?

a)

Neutron

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

3.

A neutral subatomic particle is called

a)

Neutron

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

4.

(2 right answers) How did the concept of the atom change from the time of Democritus to the time of John Dalton?

a)

Democritus lacked experimental support and was not based on the scientific method.

b)

Democritus explained chemical behavior using experimental support

c)

Democritus reasoned atoms could be divisible and indestructible

d)

Democritus reasoned that atoms were indivisible and indestructible.

5.

How do you find atomic number?

a)

The number of protons in an atom

b)

Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom

c)

A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom

d)

the mass before a chemical reaction is equal to the mass after a chemical reaction

6.

How do you find the mass number?

a)

Bands of light formed as excited electrons return to ground state; used to identify elements

b)

The sum of the protons and neutrons

c)

A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom

d)

Atoms of the same element with different mass numbers due to varying numbers of neutrons

7.

What two subatomic particles are located in the Nucleus?

a)

Protons and

b)

Neutrons and Electrons

c)

Protons and Neutrons

d)

Quarks and Electrons

8.

Who was the first person to propose the idea of an Atom?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Democritus

c)

John Dalton

d)

J.J Thomson

9.

How do you find Atomic Mass?

a)

A charged atom that has lost or gained an electron

b)

the weighted average of the masses of an element's naturally-occurring isotopes

c)

small, dense, positively-charged center of an atom

d)

3D region where electrons are found

10.

The small, dense, positively-charged center of an atom is called

a)

Nucleus

b)

Elect

c)

Proton

d)

Electron Cloud

11.

The majority of the atom's volume is found in the

a)

Electrons

b)

Electron Cloud

c)

Nucleus

d)

Protons

12.

What determines the mass of an atom?

a)

Neutrons and protons

b)

Electrons and protons

c)

Neutrons and electrons

d)

The electron cloud

13.

Which scientist proposed this model?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

Maria Goeppert-Mayer

d)

Democritus

14.

If an element had an atomic number of 5, how many protons does it have?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

10

d)

1

15.

Most of the volume of the atom is ___

a)

Empty Space

b)

Nucleus

c)

Protons

d)

Neutrons

16.

Whose atomic theory model is this? Hint: Hard sphere

a)

John Dalton

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

J.J. Thomson

d)

Democritus

17.

Where are the electrons located in an atom?

a)

Around the atom in orbitals

b)

electrons are not part of an atom

c)

Found inside the nucleus

18.

Greek philosopher who named atoms from the word 'atomos'

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

J.J. Thomson

d)

Ernest Rutherford

19.

This experiment lead to the discovery of the electrons

a)

Cathode Ray Tube

b)

Gold Foil Experiment

c)

Bohr's Model

d)

Saturanian Model

20.

The current model of the atom is called

a)

Plum Pudding

b)

Planetary Model

c)

The Electron Cloud model

d)

Solid Sphere

21.

Who discovered the subatomic particles called electrons?

a)

J.J Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

John

d)

Niels Bohr

22.

What was the Plum Pudding Model and who proposed it?

a)

To propose neutrality, the plum pudding model had sphere of positive charge and few negative elecrons scattered throughout the sphere - Thomson

b)

To propose neutrality, the plum pudding model had sphere of positive charge and few negative elecrons scattered throughout the sphere - Democritus

c)

To propose neutrality, the plum pudding model had sphere of positive charge and few negative elecrons scattered throughout the sphere - Dalton

d)

To propose neutrality, the plum pudding model had sphere of positive charge and few negative elecrons scattered throughout the sphere - Bohr

23.

Who name the postive subatomic particle ?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

John Dalton

c)

J.J. Thomson

d)

Democritus

24.

Which two scientists discovered the neutron was in the nucleus?

a)

Rutherford and Chadwick

b)

Chadwick and Bohr

c)

Bohr and Rutherford

d)

Dalton and Bohr

25.

His model explains how electrons travel in defined circular orbits around the nucleus. In his model electrons have the ability to jump from one orbit to another by emitting or absorbing energy.

a)

Bohr

b)

Dalton

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thomson

26.

The electron cloud model was developed in 1926. Its main purpose was to help visualize the most probable position of electrons in an atom. Which scientist helped make the Electron Cloud Model?

a)

Erwin Schrödinger

b)

J.J. Thomson

c)

John Dalton

d)

Ernest Rutehrford

27.

What makes one element different from another?

a)

Elements are different because they contain different numbers of protons.

b)

Elements are different because they contain different numbers of electrons

c)

Elements are different because they contain different numbers of neutrons.

d)

Elements are different because they contain different numbers because they contain a different number of electrons and neutrons.

28.

The number of protons must be equal to the number of electrons in an atom for it to be neutral?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is called the

a)

Mass number

b)

Atomic Mass Unit

c)

Nucleus

d)

Proton

30.

How can you determine an atom's composition?

a)

Knowing the Atomic Number and Mass Number

b)

Knowing the Atomic Number

c)

Knowing the number of electrons

d)

Knowing the mass number and electrons

31.

Which is the CORRECT shorthand notation using atomic number and mass number?

a)

127C\frac{12}{7}C  

b)

44101Ru\frac{44}{101}Ru  

c)

2010Ne\frac{20}{10}Ne  

d)

714N\frac{7}{14}N  

32.

How many protons, electrons, and neutrons are in Sodium --> Na?

a)

Protons and Electrons: 11

Neutrons: 12

b)

Protons: 11

Electrons: 12

Neutrons: 12

c)

Neutrons and Protons: 11

Electrons: 12

d)

Protons: 12

Electrons: 11

Neutrons: 23

33.

How do isotopes of an element differ?

a)

They have different number of protons.

b)

They have different number of electrons.

c)

They have different number of neutrons.

d)

They have different number of protons and electrons.

34.

Do isotopes have different mass numbers than a neutral atom (Element)?

a)

Yes, they have a different of neutrons.

b)

No, its the same.

c)

No, but they have a different of neutrons.

35.

Which two subatomic particles are responsible for chemical behavior?

a)

Protons and Electrons

b)

Electrons and Neutrons

c)

Protons and Neutrons

d)

Electrons

36.

What happens when an atom (isotope) becomes unstable ?

a)

They start a process called radioactive decay

b)

They lose energy

c)

Too many electrons

d)

Holds all the energy and nucleus well (binding forces)

37.

How are atoms of one element different from atoms of another element?

a)

They all contain different number of protons.

b)

They all contain different number of electrons.

c)

They all contain different number of neutrons.

38.

What is Average Atomic Mass (Atomic Mass)?

a)

 is a weighted average mass of the atoms in a naturally occurring sample of the element.

b)

The number of eletrons and neutrons

c)

weighted average mass of the atoms between two isotopes

d)

The number of protons and electrons

39.

To calculate the atomic mass of an element, multiply the mass of each isotope by its natural abundance, expressed as a decimal, and then add the products.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What is an Atomic Mass Unit (AMU)?

a)

a unit of mass equal to one-twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom 

b)

a unit of mass equal to one-fourteenth the mass of a carbon-14 atom.

c)

a unit of mass equal to one-eighth the mass of a oxygen-16 atom

d)

a unit of mass equal to one-sixteenth the mass of a oxygen-16 atom

41.

number of neutrons = mass numberatomic number

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The atomic mass of an element is usually not a whole number because it is a weighted average of the masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of the element.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What is an instrument is used to observe individual atoms?

a)

Scanning Electron Microscope

b)

Light Microscope

c)

Your own eyes

d)

A Telescope