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Atomic Theory

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Search about the matter to describe it.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Democritus

2.

Groups on the periodic table are:

a)

horizontal rows

b)

vertical rows

3.

How many periods are on the periodic table?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

6

d)

8

4.

Elements in the same group have:

(multiple answers)

a)

similar chemical properties

b)

similar names

c)

same number of protons

d)

same number of outer electrons

5.

Are metals elements: (multiple answer)

a)

Mn (manganese)

b)

Os (osmium)

c)

Au (gold)

d)

Ag (silver)

6.

Are metalloids elements:

a)

B (boron)

b)

Si (silicon)

c)

As arsenic

d)

Br (bromine)

7.

He used the table to predict elements that had not yet been discovered using the properties of the previous elements.

a)

Lothar Meyers

b)

Dimitri Mendelev

c)

ThomsonJohn Newlands

8.

Questioned whether matter coulb be divided into smaller pieces and the smallest piece of matter, the atom, was indivisible.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Democritus

9.

Democritus named the smallest piece of matter "atomos"

a)

Aristotle

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Democritus

10.

Atom mean is

a)

particle

b)

small particle

c)

not to be cut

11.

Atoms were formed of different materials , shapes and sizes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Atoms were formed of the same material, but were formed into different shapes and sizes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Declared that all matter was made of only four elements: fire, air, water, and earth.

a)

Democritus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

14.

Believed that matter has just four properties: hot, cold, dry, and wet.

a)

Democritus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

15.

If the Atomic "Model" is fire, aire, water and Earth, then the "Analogy" is

a)

Death to the field of Chemistry for 2000 years.

b)

Legos

c)

Billiard ball

d)

Chocolate Cookie

16.

Accepted the idea of Atoms.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Democritus

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

17.

Formulated the first atomic theory

a)

Aristotle

b)

Democritus

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

18.

Theorized that all matter is made of atoms.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Democritus

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

19.

All atoms of a given element are exactly alike

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Thomson's hint was that an atom is made of even smaller particles.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Discovered the presence of a negative particle in the atom called electron.

a)

Dalton

b)

Bohr

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thomson

22.

Proposed a model of an atom called the "Plum Pudding" model.

a)

Dalton

b)

Bohr

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thomson

23.

His theory was that atoms are made from a positively charged substance with negatively charged electrons.

a)

Dalton

b)

Bohr

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thomson

24.

Thomson Atomic Model was like raisins in a pudding or chocolate chips in a cookie. (positive charged substance with negatively charge electrons.)

a)

Dalton

b)

Bohr

c)

Rutherford

d)

Thomson

25.

Physist Ernest Rutherford proved that atoms are not a "pudding" filled with a positively charged material.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Proposed that nucleus is tiny compared to the atom as a whole, because an atom is mostly open space!

a)

Thomson

b)

Bohr

c)

Rutherford

d)

Dalton

27.

Concluded that the negative charged particles are scattered outside the nucleus at a distance.

a)

Thomson 1897

b)

Bohr 1913

c)

Rutherford 1908

d)

Dalton 1803

28.

Rutherford's atom model analogy was

a)

cherry with a pit

b)

chocolate chip cookie

c)

solar system

d)

cotton ball

29.

Bohr's Atomic Model analogy was:

a)

cherry with a pit

b)

chocolate chip cookie

c)

solar system

d)

cotton ball

30.

Dalton's Atomic Model analogy was:

a)

cherry with a pit

b)

Billiard ball

c)

solar system

d)

Legos

31.

Schrodinger, Heisenberg, Einstein and many other Scientists atomic model's analogy was:

a)

cherry with a pit

b)

Billiard ball

c)

solar system

d)

cotton ball

32.

Niels Bohr built on the concept that the mass of an atom is contained mostly in the nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Theorized that electrons move in definitive orbits around the nucleus.

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Dalton

34.

electrons do not orbit the nucleus but move at high speeds in an electron cloud around the nucleus.

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Shrodinger, Heisenberg, Einstein

d)

Bohr

35.

In the electron cloud, electrons whirl around the nucleus billions of times in one second.

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Shrodinger, Heisenberg, Einstein

d)

Bohr

36.

Electrons are not moving around the cloud in random patterns. The locations of the electrons depends upon how much energy the electron has.

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Shrodinger, Heisenberg, Einstein

d)

Bohr

37.

Electrons are not moving around the cloud in random patterns. The locations of the electrons depends upon how much energy the electron has.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

Chadwick Discovered :

a)

electrons

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

isotopes

39.

Has neutral charge:

a)

electrons

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

isotopes

40.

Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935:

a)

Rutherford

b)

Chadwick

c)

John Newland

d)

Dimitri Mendelev

41.

The planetarium Model was made by:

a)

Rutherford

b)

Bohr

c)

John Newland

d)

Dimitri Mendelev

42.

Bohr established that:

a)

atomic model electrons moves around the nucleus in orbits.

b)

Protons are in nucleus

c)

neutron has neutral charge

43.

Proposed to organize the elements by atomic mass in ascending order:

a)

Lothan Meyer.

b)

John Newlands

c)

Rutherford

44.

when Elements are arranged in increasing order of Atomic Mass, the properties of every eighth Element starting from any Element are a repetition of the properties of the starting Element.

a)

Mendelev

b)

Lothan Meyer

c)

Newland's Law of Octaves states

45.

Julius Lothar Meyer, a German chemist, organized the elements by atomic mass and grouped them according to their chemical properties.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Showed up the connection between the atomic mass and elements properties.

a)

Julius Lothar Meyer

b)

Dimitri Mendelev

c)

both are correct.

47.

Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist, organized all the known elements according to similar properties.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

are known as the alkali metals

a)

group 1

b)

group 2

c)

group 3

d)

group 4

49.

are the pnictogens

a)

group 11

b)

group 13

c)

group 15

d)

group 16

50.

are the chalcogens

a)

group 11

b)

group 13

c)

group 15

d)

group 16

51.

17 are the halogens

a)

group 17

b)

group 16

c)

group 15

d)

group 17

52.

are the halogens

a)

group 17

b)

group 16

c)

group 15

d)

group 18

53.

are the noble gases.

a)

group 17

b)

group 16

c)

group 15

d)

group 18

54.

inert gas is also noble gas

element and is group

a)

group 17

b)

group 16

c)

group 15

d)

group 18

55.

main group are the element's in columns 1, 2, and 12–18

a)

True

b)

False

56.

element that is shiny, malleable, good conductor of heat and electricity

a)

metal

b)

metalloid

57.

element that conducts heat and electricity moderately well,

and possesses some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals

a)

metal

b)

metalloid

58.

are the alkaline earth metals

a)

group 1

b)

group 2

c)

group 3

d)

group 4

59.

pnictogen

elements in group 15: select more than one if it necessary

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorus

c)

bismuth

d)

moscovium

60.

noble gas

(also, inert gas) element in group 18

a)

Ar

b)

Al

c)

Au

d)

Ag

61.

transition metal element in

a)

columns 3-9

b)

columns 3–11

c)

columns 3-12

62.

series (also, period) horizontal row of the period table :

read carefully maybe has multiple correct answer.

a)

Lanthanide series

b)

Actinide series

c)

promethium

63.

element that appears dull, poor conductor of heat and electricity

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

64.

periodic table is

table of the elements that places elements with similar chemical properties close together

a)

True

b)

False

65.

period

(also, series) horizontal row of the periodic table

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Determined electron charge 1.602 x 10 ^ -19

a)

Rutherford

b)

Mendelev

c)

Newlands

d)

Millikan

67.

Experiment with gold (Au)

a)

Rutherford

b)

Mendelev

c)

Newlands

d)

Millikan

68.

Experiment with oil drop

a)

Rutherford

b)

Dimitri Mendelev

c)

John Newlands

d)

Robert Millikan

69.

The Modern Periodic Table: (multiple answer)

a)

Actinide series

b)

Lanthanide series

c)

Transition metals

d)

Principal groups

70.

Concluded the nucleus has protons.

a)

Rutherford

b)

Dimitri Mendelev

c)

John Newlands

d)

Robert Millikan

71.

Determined electron charge 1.602 x 10 ^ -19

a)

Rutherford

b)

Mendelev

c)

Newlands

d)

Millikan

72.

Li

a)

sodium

b)

lithium

c)

sodium

d)

potassium

73.

K

a)

sodium

b)

lithium

c)

sodium

d)

potassium

74.

Na

a)

lithium

b)

sodium

c)

potassium

75.

Rb

a)

sodium

b)

rubidium

c)

cesium

d)

francium

76.

Fr

a)

sodium

b)

rubidium

c)

cesium

d)

francium

77.

Be

a)

beryllium

b)

magnesium

c)

calcium

d)

strontium

78.

Mg

a)

beryllium

b)

magnesium

c)

calcium

d)

strontium

79.

Ca

a)

beryllium

b)

magnesium

c)

calcium

d)

strontium

80.

Sr

a)

beryllium

b)

magnesium

c)

calcium

d)

strontium

81.

Ba

a)

radium

b)

barium

c)

calcium

d)

strontium

82.

Ra

a)

radium

b)

barium

c)

calcium

d)

strontium

83.

Oxygen, Sulfur, Se, Te, Po, Lv belongs to group:

a)

13

b)

14

c)

16

d)

17

84.

metal element is an element that form positive ions and has metallic bonds.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Nonmetal elements don’t form positive ions, nor do they possess metallic bonds. Examples of nonmetal elements include hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine,

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Metalloids are unique because their properties fall somewhere between those of metal and nonmetal elements.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

87.

An orbital is a region of probability in which the electron can be found.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

The helium atom is not reactive. In fact, helium is the first of a group of elements often referred to as the inert or noble gases.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

89.

Nickel and Copper are Transition Metals.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

iron, copper, silver, mercury, lead, aluminum, gold, platinum, zinc, nickel and tin are:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

91.

Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) , Arsenic (As), Antomony (Sb), Bi, moscovium (Mc) group:

a)

15

b)

14

c)

16

d)

17

92.

Cs

a)

sodium

b)

rubidium

c)

cesium

d)

francium

93.

Fr

a)

sodium

b)

rubidium

c)

cesium

d)

francium

94.

Are good insulators, they are not malleable or solid; they are gaseous.

a)

metals

b)

metalloid

c)

non-metals

95.

Metalloids are more like the nonmetals, but several of them can be made to conduct electricity. Are semiconductors.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Are poor conductors of heat and electricity, and are not malleable or ductile

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

c)

mdetalloids

97.

They are hard, good conductors of electricity, and heat, malleable and ductile.

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

c)

mdetalloids

98.

is an atom or group of atoms that has an electric charge.

a)

ions

b)

cations

c)

anions

99.

ions with a positive charge are called:

a)

ions

b)

cations

c)

anions

100.

ions with a negative charge are called:

a)

ions

b)

cations

c)

anions

101.

An ions with a negative charge , gained electrons.

a)

ions

b)

cations

c)

anions

102.

An ions with a positive charge , has less electrons.

a)

ions

b)

cations

c)

anions