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Atomic Structure

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aristotle, a Greek philospher, thought that .....

a)

sweet objects had round atoms

b)

atoms have four protons

c)

atoms have four elements

2.

The word atom comes from the Greek word ____

a)

yasou

b)

Atomos

c)

feta

d)

democritus

3.

who developed the periodic table of elements?

a)

Dimitri Mendelev

b)

Domnique Mendelev

c)

Aristotle

d)

Neils Bohr

4.

The glowing stream in the cathode ray tube appeared when _____

a)

an electric current was passed through

b)

magnets were held near the tube

c)

xrays were being taken

5.

Atomos means ____

a)

invincible

b)

invisible

c)

indivisable

d)

infinity

6.

The most current model of the atom that's used in modern atomic theory is referred to as

a)

Bohr model

b)

Plum pudding model

c)

solar system model

d)

apple pie model

7.

An atom that has an Equal numbers of protons and electrons is referred to as

a)

electrically neutral

b)

positively charged

c)

negatively charged

d)

metastable

8.

Electrons were discovered by _____

a)

JJ Watt

b)

JJ Thompson

c)

JJ Thomas

d)

JJ Timothy

9.

The atom is made of _ fundamental particles

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What units are used to measure nuclear binding energy?

a)

mas

b)

kvP

c)

MeV

d)

Ev

11.

Cations have

a)

more neutrons than protons

b)

more protons than neutrons

c)

more electrons than neutrons

d)

more protons than electrons

12.

Protons have one unit of positive electrical charge and a mass of

a)

3x10^8 kg

b)

1.85 x 10 ^-27 kg

c)

1.673 x 10 ^-27 kg

13.

An atom has 6 protons, 7 neutrons, and 8 electrons. What type of ion is this ?

a)

Cation

b)

Anode

c)

Anion

d)

Onion

14.

These Greek philosophers came up with the idea of a tiny structure called the atom

a)

Neils Bohr and Rutherford

b)

Aristotle and Einstein

c)

Leucippus and Socrates

d)

Leucippus and Democritus

15.

What is the Law of Electrostatics?

a)

oppsites charges attract and similar charges repel

b)

opposite charges attract and similar charges attract

c)

energy is neither created nor destroyed

d)

E=mc^2

16.

___ give the atom its mass

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

nucleons

d)

neutrons

17.

The nucleus is held together by a strong force known as

a)

Nuclear binding energy

b)

Jedi Force

c)

nucleolus

d)

electron binding energy

18.

Nuclear binding energy comes from

a)

nucleons sacrificing their mass

b)

nucleus gaining an electron

c)

electrons spinning at the speed of light

d)

electrons jumping from shell to shell

19.

Einsteins equation E=m(c)^2 means

a)

Energy = mass x speed of light sqaured

b)

Electricity = mass x accleration

c)

Energy = mass x carbon squared

20.

Why do electrons closer to the nucleus experience a stronger binding energy?

a)

those electrons are very negative

b)

the force of attraction is inversely proportional to the square of the distance

c)

Coulomb's Law

21.

What are the Two types of atomic interactions that produce x-rays

a)

Brehmsstrahlung and Classical

b)

Characteristic and Brehmsstrahlung

c)

Characteristic and Compton

d)

Classical and Coherent

22.

In Characteristic interactions, an electron is ejected from the

a)

k shell

b)

valence shell

c)

nucleus

d)

filament

23.

The fundamental quantities in units of measurements are

a)

mass length and time

b)

mass weight and length

c)

weight speed and energy

d)

mass time and velocity

24.

What is the maximum number of electrons that the M shell can have?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

18

d)

2

25.

in the formula 2n^2, n represents the

a)

shell number

b)

number of electrons

c)

number of neutrons

d)

binding energy

26.

The octet rule states that _____ can only ever hold ___

a)

k shell, 2 electrons

b)

valence shell, 8 electrons

c)

outer shell, 6 electrons

27.

The energy required to remove an electron from its orbit is called

a)

electron binding energy

b)

speed of light

c)

characteristic interaction

d)

brehms

28.

The atomic number is the

a)

number of protons

b)

number of nucleons

c)

Z number

d)

mass of the nucleus

29.

146 N and 147 N can be classifed as

a)

Isobars

b)

Isomers

c)

Isotopes

d)

Isotones

30.

A ______ is Two or more atoms bonded together in a fixed proportion/structure

a)

nucleus

b)

compound

c)

molecule

31.

The Becquerel is used to quantify _____

a)

radioactivity

b)

absorbed dose

c)

radiation exposure

d)

exposure to sunlight

32.

The SI unit of rem is

a)

sievert

b)

Gray

c)

rad

d)

curie

33.

A compound is

a)

a bond created by ions

b)

a molecule that contains atleast two different elements

c)

an atom with two electrons

d)

an element with two atoms

34.

which of these is a molecule and a compound

a)

O2

b)

H4

c)

NaCl

d)

H2O

35.

Which of these is a noble gas

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Xenon

d)

Hydrogen

36.

The compound NaCl (sodium chloride) has

a)

an ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

non ionic bond

d)

friendship bond

37.

This bond is when Two atoms share some of their outer electrons

a)

Ionic bond

b)

valence bond

c)

covalent bond

38.

The SI unit for absorbed dose is

a)

rad

b)

Gray

c)

Becquerel

d)

rem

39.

_____ is used to assess the potential for long-term effects that might occur in the future.

a)

Absorbed dose

b)

Equivlaent dose

c)

Effective dose

40.

What are the two types of chemical bonds in atoms

a)

ionic and non ionic

b)

ionic and covalent

c)

Ionic and Osmolar