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Atomic Theory - Key Scientists

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Rutherford discover using his "Gold Foil" experiment?

a)

the nucleus

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons

2.

What did James Chadwick discover in 1932?

a)
neutrons
b)
electrons
c)
the atomic theory
d)
protons
3.

In what year did Erwin Schrödinger create the Quantum Mechanical model of the atom?

a)

1932

b)

1913

c)

1926

d)

1923

4.

What part of Dalton's atomic theory was later disproved by the discovery of the proton and the electron?

a)

Atoms combine in whole number ratios to form compounds

b)

Atoms are indivisible

c)

All elements are made up of atoms

d)

Atoms cannot change into another element due to a chemical reaction

5.

Eugen Goldstein discovered the ____ in 1886

a)

electron

b)

nucleus

c)

proton

d)

corpuscle

6.

The Greek word "atomos" , which is where we get the word "atom", means

a)

indivisible

b)

invisible

c)

indescribable

d)

individual

7.

The first person to suggest the idea of the atom was

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

8.

Which scientist discovered that electrons move and behave like waves in the year 1923?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

Robert A Millikan

d)

Louis de Broglie

9.

The first atomic model created by JJ Thomson was called

a)

The Thomson Model

b)

The Plum Pudding Model

c)

The Quantum Mechanical Model

d)

The Bohr's Model

10.

In his atomic model known as the Bohr's Model, Niels Bohr stated that electrons were found in specific

a)

elements

b)

nuclei

c)

orbitals

d)

roundabouts

11.

Robert A Millikan discovered that the mass of an electrons is roughly

a)

1/1840 times the size of a proton

b)

the same size as a proton

c)

the same size as an atom

d)

1840 times the size of a proton

12.

The first periodic table of elements was created in 1869 by

a)

John Dalton

b)

JJ Thomson

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Louis de Broglie

13.

The electron was discovered using a cathode ray tube by JJ Thomson in the year

a)

1897

b)

1869

c)

1808

d)

1911

14.

Which of the following is NOT true about the structure of the atom?

a)

Atoms are mostly empty space

b)

The nucleus of the atom contains protons and neutrons

c)

The electron is neutrally charged

d)

Atoms make up all matter

15.

The newest and most accurate model of the atom is known as

a)

The Bohr's Model

b)

The Quantum Mechanical Model

c)

The Rutherford Model

d)

The Plum Pudding Model