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History of the atomic model

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Used the word "atomos" to decsribe the uncuttable (indivisible) atom.

a)

Democritus

b)

Thomson

c)

Bohr

d)

Dalton

2.

Proposed that electrons move around the nucleus in specific layers, or shells.

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Chadwick

d)

Thomson

3.

This picture best represents ___________________ atomic model.

a)

Thomson's

b)

Dalton's

c)

Bohr's

d)

Chadwick's

4.

Which one of these is Dalton's Model?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which model was created after the discovery of the nucleus?

a)

Dalton's

b)

Rutherford's

c)

Quantum Mechanical

d)

Plum Pudding

6.

Which model was created after the discovery of the electron cloud?

a)

Dalton's

b)

Rutherford's

c)

Quantum Mechanical

d)

Plum Pudding

7.

Who discovered electrons?

a)

Rutherford

b)

Bohr

c)

J.J. Thompson

d)

Democritus

8.
Ernest Rutherford discovered that the atom was mostly _________________ and has a _______________ charged nucleus.
a)
empty space, positively
b)
empty space, negatively
c)
full of protons, positively
d)
full of neutrons, negatively
9.

Within Dalton's Atomic Theory, he had proposed...

a)

Atoms were the smallest particles that existed and could be divisible

b)

Atoms were the smallest particles that existed and were round

c)

Atoms were the smallest particles that existed and could not be divisible

10.
Which scientist proposed that all matter is composed of atoms, which he assumed were indivisible and indestructible building blocks of nature.
a)
J. J. Thompson
b)
John Dalton
c)
Neils Bohr
d)
Ernest Rutherford
11.

Which experiment was performed by J. J. Thomson in 1897?

a)
Oil Drop Experiment
b)
Gold Foil Experiment
c)
Wave  Experiment
d)
Cathode Ray Experiment
12.
Which subatomic particle was discovered as a result of the cathode ray experiment?
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
nucleus
13.
Who performed the Gold Foil Experiment?
a)
J. J. Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Neils Bohr
d)
John Dalton
14.
Which model was proposed by Neils Bohr?
a)
Planetary Model
b)
Plum Pudding Model
c)
Quantum Mechanical Model
d)
Solid Ball Model
15.
Which of the following were outcomes of the Gold Foil Experiment?  
a)
Electrons occupy different energy levels orbiting the nucleus.
b)
Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles.
c)
Electrons orbit the empty space around the dense positive nucleus.
d)
Electrons move in wave patterns around the nucleus
16.
Which subatomic particle was discovered by James Chadwick?
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
quark
17.
All of the following of Dalton's theories were correct EXCEPT - 
a)
All atoms are identical.
b)
All matter is made of atoms.
c)
Chemical reactions rearrange atoms.
d)
Compounds contain different atoms.