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Structure of atom Class - IX

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered the electron?

a)

Rutherford

b)

Chadwick

c)

Thomson

d)

Goldstein

2.

What was the source of alpha particles in the Rutherford scattering experiment?

a)

Hydrogen nucleus

b)

Argon nucleus

c)

Helium nucleus

d)

None of these

3.

What property of an element determines its chemical behavior?

a)

Size of an element

b)

Valency of an element

c)

Molar mass of the element

d)

None of these

4.

Which scientist gave the concept of fixed energy levels around the nucleus?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Neils Bohr

c)

J.J.Thomsan

d)

None of these

5.

What prevents an atom from being collapsed?

a)

The nuclear forces

b)

Movement of electrons in discrete energy levels

c)

The electron-electron repulsions

d)

All of these

6.

Which of the following statements about the electron is incorrect?

a)

It is a negatively charged particles

b)

The mass of an electron is equal to the mass of a neutron

c)

It is a basic constituent of all-atom

d)

It is a constituent of cathode rays

7.

The nucleons are          

a)

Protons and electrons 

b)

Neutrons and electrons 

c)

Protons and neutrons  

d)

None of these

8.

In the valence shell, which of the following pairs contains duplet and octet configuration respectively?

a)

Ne, Ar

b)

Ca+2, O2Ca^{+2},\ O^{-2}   ,

c)

Li+1, N3Li^{+1,\ }N^{-3}  

d)

Mg+2, Be+2Mg^{+2},\ Be^{+2}  

9.

The correct electronic configuration of potassium is  _______?

a)

2, 8, 4

b)

2, 8, 8, 6

c)

2, 8, 8, 18

d)

2, 8, 8, 1

10.

The maximum number of electrons that a valence shell of an atom can possess is _____

a)

18

b)

7

c)

32

d)

8