WorksheetsAtom Discovery
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the idea of atoms?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the discovery of the electron?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the discovery of the nucleus?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Which scientist claimed that the atom was a small, dense, solid sphere?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Which scientist's model is referred to as the Plum Pudding Model?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
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?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
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?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Which scientist proposed that the atom was indivisible using the word "atomos"?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
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
The Billiard Ball Model
The Plum Pudding Model
The Planetary Model
The Wave Mechanical Model
The Nuclear Model
Which scientist claimed that compounds consist of atoms in a fixed ratio?
Democritus
Dalton and Berzelius
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Which scientist performed the Cathode Ray Experiment?
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Which scientist performed the Gold Foil Experiment??
Democritus
John Dalton
Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Showed the atom was mostly empty space, and that the nucleus was small, dense, and positively charged.
Rutherford
Thomson
Bohr
Democritus
The area of probability of finding an electron.
Alpha
Orbital
Cathode
Nucleus
Who named the positive center of the atom the "nucleus?"
Democritus
Dalton
Thomson
Rutherford
Which scientist discovered that the atom has parts - which means it can be divided?
Democritus
Dalton
Becquerel
Rutherford
In the atomic model nicknamed the "plum pudding" model, what do the plums represent?
the nucleus
the atom
the electrons
the positive material
Match the discoveries to what happened in time 1-4
Hard, indivisible sphere
1
Mostly empty space with a hard center
2
Electron shells or energy levels outside a central nucleus.
3
Probable electron clouds or orbitals outside the nucleus.
4
Match the following subatomic particles to their charges
Positive
Protons
Negative
Electrons
Neutral
Neutrons
The mass of a proton is equal to
mass of a neutron
mass of an electron
If a proton is added or removed from an atom, what happens?
It becomes a different element.
It becomes a different isotope.
Nothing happens.
What does the Atomic Number tell us?
The number of protons in an atom
The number of electrons in the atom
The number of neutrons in an atom
What does the Atomic Mass tell us?
The number of protons in an atom
The number of electrons in the atom
The average number of protons and neutrons that are in the nucleus
Atoms consist of parts called protons, neutrons, and___________________.
electrons
haptons
neptons
wontons
Each proton has a ______________ electrical charge.
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Shocking
Each proton has a ______________ electrical charge.
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Shocking
Each neutron has a _________________ charge.
positive
negative
neutral
shocking
What was the key finding of Rutherford's gold foil experiment?
The experiment was inconclusive.
Most alpha particles passed through the gold foil undeflected.
The gold foil emitted alpha particles.
All alpha particles were absorbed by the gold foil.
A certain atom has 12 protons, 10 electrons, and 13 neutrons. It is a __________ atom.
sodium
neon
magnesium
manganese
An atom has 40 protons, 52 neutrons, and 40 electrons. Its isotope name is __________
Calcium-40
Uranium-92
Zirconium-92
Uranium-132
Which one of these is Dalton's Model?
Did experiments to show that atoms form compounds in whole number ratios.
John Dalton
Democritus
Aristotle
JJ Thomson
This model represents a
helium atom
lithium atom
hydrogen atom
berylium atom
What element is this?
Carbon
Be
Oxygen
He
Lithium
What type of charge does a proton have?
negative
postive
no charge/neutral
What is the center of the atom called?
nucleus
electron cloud
energy level
neutron
What two sub-atomic particles belong in the nucleus of an atom?
electrons and protons
protons and neutrons
electrons and neutrons
How do you find the atomic number?
by the number of electrons
by the number of protons
by the number of neutrons
What is the mass number of this Carbon atom?
8
12
6
15
The mass number of an atom =
protons + neutrons
protons - neutrons
electrons - neutrons
neutrons + electrons
Which number here is the atomic number?
5
10.811
If an atom has 10 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons, what is the mass of the atom?
10
20
30
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
Hydrogen
atomic number
atomic mass
atomic explosion
What is the number of neutron in the average Fluorine atom?
19
18.9984
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