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Atomic Model

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He found that electrons have specific amounts of energy and move in specific orbits around the nucleus, like planets orbiting the sun. 
a)
J.J. Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
James Chadwick
2.
He found the positively charged protons in the nucleus and said that electrons moved around the nucleus
a)
J.J. Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
James Chadwick
3.
He found that atoms have smaller parts and found negative electrons that he theorized were surrounded in a sphere of positive charges
a)
J.J. Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
James Chadwick
4.

An atom is electrically neutral because

a)

the numbers of protons and neutrons are equal.

b)

the numbers of protons and electrons are equal.

c)

neutrons balance the protons and electrons.

5.

Who is the person credited with the formation of the "plum pudding" model?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Dalton

6.

Where is number two pointing at?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Electron cloud

7.

Where is number one pointing at?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Electron cloud

8.

Which of the following statements are true about the electron cloud?

a)

It is neutrally charged

b)

It is negatively charged

c)

It is almost empty space

d)

It contains most of the mass of the atom

9.

The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element

a)

proton

b)

atomic mass unit

c)

electron

d)

atom

10.

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

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

11.

A subatomic particle that has no charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

12.

Found that atoms are tiny, hard, and uncuttable.

a)

Schrodinger

b)

Rutherford

c)

Democritus

d)

Thomson

13.

Which subatomic particle determines an atom's identity?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

14.
Which element has an atomic number of 6?
a)
Carbon
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Xenon
d)
Sodium
15.
Which element has the LOWEST Atomic Number out of the following? (HINT - they are all listed in the Halogen column)
a)
Bromine (Br)
b)
Chlorine (Cl)
c)
Iodine (I)
d)
Astatine (At)
16.
Fluorine has an atomic number of 9. How many protons does it have?
a)
4
b)
9
c)
12
d)
0
17.
Which is a definition of an element? 
a)
The simplest form of matter, made up of many atoms.
b)
The simplest form of matter. Each element is made up of one type of atom.
c)
Two or more atoms chemically bonded to one another.
d)
Water, Earth, Fire, or Air
18.
A compound is...
a)
atoms of more than 1 element bonded together.
b)
a type of atom.
c)
when you combine Hydrogen with something.
d)
the largest element.