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Atom Discovery

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the idea of atoms?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

2.

Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the discovery of the electron?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

3.

Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the discovery of the nucleus?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

4.

Which scientist claimed that the atom was a small, dense, solid sphere?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

5.

Which scientist's model is referred to as the Plum Pudding Model?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

6.

Which scientist's model is referred to as the Planetary model with levels of electrons, where the highest energy is furthest away from the nucleus?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

7.

Which scientist proposed the idea that the electrons orbited the nucleus on fixed energy levels and if the electrons fall further they give off higher frequencies of light?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

8.

Which scientist proposed that the atom was indivisible using the word "atomos"?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

9.

This model of the atom is the most up to date and shows the probable orbital of where the electrons particle are most likely to exist. Schrodinger realized that electrons/photons cause light and also behave like a wave. This shows the __________ model

a)

The Billiard Ball Model

b)

The Plum Pudding Model

c)

The Planetary Model

d)

The Wave Mechanical Model

e)

The Nuclear Model

10.

Which scientist claimed that compounds consist of atoms in a fixed ratio?

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton and Berzelius

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

11.

Which scientist performed the Cathode Ray Experiment?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

12.

Which scientist performed the Gold Foil Experiment??

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

e)

Niels Bohr

13.

Showed the atom was mostly empty space, and that the nucleus was small, dense, and positively charged.

a)

Rutherford

b)

Thomson

c)

Bohr

d)

Democritus

14.

The area of probability of finding an electron.

a)

Alpha

b)

Orbital

c)

Cathode

d)

Nucleus

15.

Who named the positive center of the atom the "nucleus?"

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

16.

Which scientist discovered that the atom has parts - which means it can be divided?

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Becquerel

d)

Rutherford

17.

In the atomic model nicknamed the "plum pudding" model, what do the plums represent?

a)

the nucleus

b)

the atom

c)

the electrons

d)

the positive material

18.

Match the discoveries to what happened in time 1-4

a)

Hard, indivisible sphere

1.

1

b)

Mostly empty space with a hard center

2.

2

c)

Electron shells or energy levels outside a central nucleus.

3.

3

d)

Probable electron clouds or orbitals outside the nucleus.

4.

4

19.

Match the following subatomic particles to their charges

a)

Positive

1.

Protons

b)

Negative

2.

Electrons

c)

Neutral

3.

Neutrons

20.

The mass of a proton is equal to

a)

mass of a neutron

b)

mass of an electron

21.

If a proton is added or removed from an atom, what happens?

a)

It becomes a different element.

b)

It becomes a different isotope.

c)

Nothing happens.

22.

What does the Atomic Number tell us?

a)

The number of protons in an atom

b)

The number of electrons in the atom

c)

The number of neutrons in an atom

23.

What does the Atomic Mass tell us?

a)

The number of protons in an atom

b)

The number of electrons in the atom

c)

The average number of protons and neutrons that are in the nucleus

24.

Atoms consist of parts called protons, neutrons, and___________________.

a)

electrons

b)

haptons

c)

neptons

d)

wontons

25.

Each proton has a ______________ electrical charge.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Shocking

26.

Each proton has a ______________ electrical charge.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Shocking

27.

Each neutron has a _________________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

shocking

28.

What was the key finding of Rutherford's gold foil experiment?

a)

The experiment was inconclusive.

b)

Most alpha particles passed through the gold foil undeflected.

c)

The gold foil emitted alpha particles.

d)

All alpha particles were absorbed by the gold foil.

29.
the smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element
a)
ion
b)
isotope
c)
atom
d)
element
30.

A certain atom has 12 protons, 10 electrons, and 13 neutrons. It is a __________ atom.

a)

sodium

b)

neon

c)

magnesium

d)

manganese

31.

An atom has 40 protons, 52 neutrons, and 40 electrons. Its isotope name is __________

a)

Calcium-40

b)

Uranium-92

c)

Zirconium-92

d)

Uranium-132

32.

Which one of these is Dalton's Model?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Did experiments to show that atoms form compounds in whole number ratios.

a)

John Dalton

b)

Democritus

c)

Aristotle

d)

JJ Thomson

34.
Smallest unit of an element
a)
compound
b)
atom
c)
molecule
d)
product
35.
John Dalton stated:
a)
elements are made of atoms
b)
atoms of a given element are identical
c)
atoms cannot be subdivided, created, nor destroyed
d)
all of the above
36.

This model represents a

a)

helium atom

b)

lithium atom

c)

hydrogen atom

d)

berylium atom

37.

What element is this?

a)

Carbon

b)

Be

c)

Oxygen

d)

He

e)

Lithium

38.

What type of charge does a proton have?

a)

negative

b)

postive

c)

no charge/neutral

39.

What is the center of the atom called?

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

energy level

d)

neutron

40.

What two sub-atomic particles belong in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

electrons and protons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

electrons and neutrons

41.

How do you find the atomic number?

a)

by the number of electrons

b)

by the number of protons

c)

by the number of neutrons

42.

What is the mass number of this Carbon atom?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

6

d)

15

43.

The mass number of an atom =

a)

protons + neutrons

b)

protons - neutrons

c)

electrons - neutrons

d)

neutrons + electrons

44.
How many protons are in an atom of carbon?
a)
12.01
b)
8
c)
6
d)
14
45.

Which number here is the atomic number?

a)

5

b)

10.811

46.

If an atom has 10 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons, what is the mass of the atom?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

47.

What does the 1.00794 stand for?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

atomic number

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic explosion

48.
Most of the mass in an atom is concentrated in the _____.
a)
Electrons
b)
Nucleus
c)
Protons
d)
Empty space
49.

What is the number of neutron in the average Fluorine atom?

a)
9
b)

19

c)

18.9984

d)

10