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6A Review Atomic Theory

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who suggested the first atomic theory around 400 BC?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Democritus

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Niels Bohr

2.

Which scientist is credited for discovering the electron?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

James Chadwick

d)

J.J. Thompson

3.

What did J.J. Thompson's Plum Pudding model suggest about the placement of electrons and protons in the atom?

a)

They were randomly placed throughout the atom

b)

They were located in the nucleus

c)

They were orbiting the nucleus

d)

They were in fixed energy levels

4.

What did Ernest Rutherford's experiment with alpha particles and gold foil lead to the discovery of?

a)

The existence of protons

b)

The concept of quantum levels

c)

The structure of the nucleus

d)

The behavior of electrons

5.

According to Niels Bohr's theory, how did electrons orbit around the nucleus?

a)

In a straight line

b)

In a circular path

c)

In seven different quantum levels

d)

In a random pattern

6.

What did Niels Bohr use to imply his theory of electrons orbiting in different quantum levels?

a)

The discovery of the nucleus

b)

The Plum Pudding model

c)

The existence of protons

d)

The measurement of the line spectrum given off by each of the electrons

7.

How did Erwin Schrödinger view electrons in his wave mechanics model?

a)

As discrete particles

b)

As continuous clouds

c)

As orbiting the nucleus

d)

As existing in fixed energy levels

8.

What did Erwin Schrödinger develop that is used today to understand atoms and molecules?

a)

The Modern Atomic Theory

b)

The Plum Pudding model

c)

The concept of quantum levels

d)

The wave equation

9.

What did John Dalton's experiments with the proportions of hydrogen to oxygen in different substances lead to?

a)

The theory of atoms bonding in definite proportions

b)

The concept of quantum levels

c)

The Modern Atomic Theory

d)

The discovery of the nucleus

10.

What did Democritus suggest about the composition of all things?

a)

They are made up of protons and electrons

b)

They are composed of minute, invisible, indestructible particles of pure matter

c)

They are continuously moving in infinite empty space

d)

They are composed of fixed energy levels