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The Atomic Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the building block of ALL matter?

a)

Molecule

b)

Cell

c)

Atom

d)

Subatomic Particles

2.

What are the subatomic particles?

a)

Anion

b)

Proton

c)

Cation

d)

Neutron

e)

Electron

3.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

36

b)

84.798

4.

What are the columns on a periodic table called?

a)

Period

b)

Group

5.

What is the Conservation of Decay?

a)

Process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.

b)

Particles don't just disappear. Even during radioactive decay, they turn into energy.

c)

Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay.

6.

If the half life of Uranium-240 was 10 years, how long would it take for it to decay from 310g to 80g?

a)

8 years

b)

10 years

c)

4 years

d)

20 years

7.

An alpha particle is made up of...

a)

2 Proton and 2 Electrons

b)

2 Protons and 1 Electron

c)

1 Proton and 2 Electrons

d)

2 Protons and 2 Neutrons

8.

What changes in an element to make it an isotope?

a)

Number of Protons

b)

Number of Electrons

c)

Number of Neutrons

d)

Nothing

9.

An anion is a positively charged ion.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When a substance undergoes beta decay...

a)

The atomic weight increases by 1

b)

The atomic weight decreases by 1

c)

The atomic number increases by 1

d)

The atomic number decreases by 1

11.

Is this an example of nuclear fusion or nuclear fission?

a)

Nuclear Fusion

b)

Nuclear Fission

12.

What group in the periodic table has inert elements?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Group 8

c)

Group 1

d)

Alkali Metals

13.

What does an ionic bond have a combination of?

a)

A combination of two metals

b)

A combination of two non-metals

c)

A combination of one non-metal and one metal

14.

What is electronegativity?

a)

The measure of an atom's ability to attract the shared electrons of an ionic bond to itself

b)

The measure of an atom's ability to attract the shared electrons of a covalent bond to itself

15.

What is the relationship between covalent bonds, ionic bonds, and metallic bonds?

a)

Metallic bonds are somewhat weaker than covalent and ionic bonds

b)

Metallic bonds are so much weaker than covalent and ionic bonds

c)

Metallic bonds are somewhat stronger than covalent and ionic bonds

d)

Metallic bonds are so much stronger than covalent and ionic bonds

16.

What is the octet rule for lithium?

a)

+2

b)

-2

c)

+1

d)

-1

17.

What is the most reactive nonmetal on the periodic table?

a)

Group 17

b)

Fluorine

c)

Group 1

d)

Cesium

18.

The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If one had 100.0 grams at the beginning, how many grams would be left after 7.2 minutes have elapsed?

a)

3.3 half lives

b)

33.3 half lives

c)

12.5 half lives

d)

13.89 half lives

19.

Who proposed the atomic theory first?

a)

J.J. Thomson

b)

Neils Bohr

c)

John Dalton

d)

Isaac Newton

20.

How does the Lewis Dot Diagram work?

a)

The model has an atom that is composed of electrons surrounded by a soap of positive charge to balance the electron's negative charge

b)

The model shows that an atom is mostly empty space with electrons orbiting a positively charged nucleus

c)

The model shows the atom as a central nucleus containing protons and electrons at specific distances

d)

The model shows how valence electrons are distributed around the atoms in a molecule