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Atom Structure Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Atoms of elements in the same group of the periodic table share the same _____.

a)

Energy levels

b)

Valence electrons

c)

Atomic number

d)

Atomic masses

2.

Which part of the periodic table indicates the number of energy levels in the electron cloud?

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Family

d)

Valence electrons

3.

Which statement about the arrangement of the periodic table is not true?

a)

Noble gases are in the group farthest to the right

b)

Metals are found on the left side of the periodic table

c)

Rare earth elements are in the first column on the left

d)

Transition metals are in the center of the periodic table

4.

Boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen are all members of the same

a)

Family

b)

Period

c)

Group

d)

Valence Level

5.

Which of the following elements would be the best conductor of electricity?

a)

Iodine

b)

Silicon

c)

Silver

d)

Argon

6.

At room temperature, most metals are ____?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Plasma

7.

Hydrogen is in group 1 with lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium because it _____?

a)

Is a metal

b)

Is a gas

c)

Has one Valence electron

d)

Has one energy level

8.

Atoms of elements in the same group of the periodic table share the same___.

a)

number of energy levels

b)

number of valence electrons

c)

atomic numbers

d)

atomic masses

9.

The total number of electrons in the outer shell of a sodium atom is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

5

10.

Which particles determine the atomic number of an element?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons and protons

c)

Neutrons only

d)

Protons and Electrons

11.

Which is a property of metals?

a)

Dull brittle solids

b)

Shiny, silvery solids

c)

Poor conductors

d)

On the right side of the periodic table

12.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments.

Ernest Rutherford

a)

Nuclear Model; Gold Foil experiment allowed him to discover that the nucleus was the positively charged center of the atom surround by negatively charged electrons

b)

Electron Cloud Model; surrounding the nucleus is an electron cloud made of shells – electrons do not, however, travel in a fixed orbit

c)

Plum Pudding Model; atom is positive sphere with negatively charged particles evenly embedded throughout

d)

Named the atom based on the Greek word meaning indivisible

13.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments.

Niels Bohr      

a)

Electrons travel in fixed orbits around the nucleus of the atom

b)

Arranged the elements on the periodic table based on atomic number

c)

Solid Sphere Model; elements are atoms with different masses

d)

Nuclear Model; Gold Foil experiment allowed him to discover that the nucleus was the positively charged center of the atom surround by negatively charged electrons

14.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments.

Democritus

a)

Named the atom based on the Greek word meaning indivisible

b)

Nuclear Model; Gold Foil experiment allowed him to discover that the nucleus was the positively charged center of the atom surround by negatively charged electrons

c)

Electron Cloud Model; surrounding the nucleus is an electron cloud made of shells – electrons do not, however, travel in a fixed orbit

d)

Electrons travel in fixed orbits around the nucleus of the atom

15.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments.

Dmitri Mendeleev

a)

Electrons travel in fixed orbits around the nucleus of the atom

b)

Electron Cloud Model; surrounding the nucleus is an electron cloud made of shells – electrons do not, however, travel in a fixed orbit

c)

Arranged the elements on the periodic table based on atomic mass

d)

Arranged the elements on the periodic table based on atomic number

16.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments

Dalton

a)

Named the atom based on the Greek word meaning indivisible

b)

Solid Sphere Model; elements are atoms with different masses

c)

Arranged the elements on the periodic table based on atomic mass

d)

Electrons travel in fixed orbits around the nucleus of the atom

17.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments

Schrodinger and Heisenberg 

a)

Electron Cloud Model; surrounding the nucleus is an electron cloud made of shells – electrons do not, however, travel in a fixed orbit

b)

Solid Sphere Model; elements are atoms with different masses

c)

Arranged the elements on the periodic table based on atomic mass

d)

Electrons travel in fixed orbits around the nucleus of the atom

18.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments.

Henry Moseley

a)

Plum Pudding Model; atom is positive sphere with negatively charged particles evenly embedded throughout

b)

Arranged the elements on the periodic table based on atomic number

c)

Nuclear Model; Gold Foil experiment allowed him to discover that the nucleus was the positively charged center of the atom surround by negatively charged electrons

d)

Arranged the elements on the periodic table based on atomic mass

19.

Match the following scientists with their appropriate accomplishments.

JJ Thomson

a)

Named the atom based on the Greek word meaning indivisible

b)

Electron Cloud Model; surrounding the nucleus is an electron cloud made of shells – electrons do not, however, travel in a fixed orbit

c)

Solid Sphere Model; elements are atoms with different masses

d)

Plum Pudding Model; atom is positive sphere with negatively charged particles evenly embedded throughout

20.

Match the following parts of the atom with their appropriate definition.

Proton

a)

A subatomic particle with a positive charge

b)

A subatomic particle with a negative charge

c)

The positively charged center of that atom where most of the mass of the atom is located

d)

The subatomic particle with no charge (therefore electrically neutral)

21.

Match the following parts of the atom with their appropriate definition.

Neutron

a)

A subatomic particle with a positive charge

b)

A subatomic particle with a negative charge

c)

The subatomic particle with no charge (therefore electrically neutral)

d)

The smallest known particles that make up protons and neutrons

22.

Match the following parts of the atom with their appropriate definition.

Electron

a)

A subatomic particle with a positive charge

b)

A subatomic particle with a negative charge

c)

The subatomic particle with no charge (therefore electrically neutral)

d)

The smallest known particles that make up protons and neutrons

23.

Match the following parts of the atom with their appropriate definition.

Quarks

a)

A subatomic particle with a positive charge

b)

A subatomic particle with a negative charge

c)

The subatomic particle with no charge (therefore electrically neutral)

d)

The smallest known particles that make up protons and neutrons

24.

Match the following parts of the atom with their appropriate definition.

Nucleus

a)

A subatomic particle with a positive charge

b)

The smallest known particles that make up protons and neutrons

c)

The negatively charged area around the nucleus where the volume of the atom is located

d)

The positively charged center of that atom where most of the mass of the atom is located

25.

Match the following parts of the atom with their appropriate definition.

Electron Cloud

a)

A subatomic particle with a negative charge

b)

The subatomic particle with no charge (therefore electrically neutral)

c)

The positively charged center of that atom where most of the mass of the atom is located

d)

The negatively charged area around the nucleus where the volume of the atom is located