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Structure of the Atom Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?

(a)  

2.

Which subatomic particle has no charge?

(a)  

3.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

(a)  

4.

Which subatomic particle has almost no mass?

(a)  

5.

What is the centre part of an atom called?

(a)  

6.

Where are electrons located in an atom?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Space

c)

Shells

d)

Orbitals

7.

Name the element that has 5 protons.

(a)  

8.

Name the element that has 15 electrons in its atom.

(a)  

9.

Name the element that has 20 protons.

(a)  

10.

Name the element that has no neutrons!

(a)  

11.

Magnesium has a (a)   of 24 and a ​ (b)   ​ of 12.

Choose from the below words
mass number
atomic number
neutron number
12.

Write the electron configuration for a Sodium atom

(a)  

13.

Write the electron configuration for a Chlorine atom

(a)  

14.

Write the electron configuration for a Neon atom

(a)  

15.

Match the following diagrams to their Elements

a)

1.

Oxygen

b)

2.

Helium

c)

3.

Sodium

d)

4.

Sulfur

16.

Rutherford and his students discovered which part of the atom?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The protons

c)

the nucleus and proton

d)

the outer edge of the electrons

17.

What experiment did Ernest Rutherford design to discover the nucleus?

a)

Cathode ray tube experiment

b)

Gold foil experiment

c)

Discharge tube experiment

d)

Plum pudding experiment

18.

What model of the atom did Niels Bohr propose?

a)

Plum pudding model

b)

Cloud model

c)

Quantum model

d)

Planetary model

19.

What is the modern understanding of the arrangement of electrons around a nucleus called?

a)

Plum pudding model

b)

Bohr model

c)

Planetary model

d)

Quantum model

20.

What did Rutherford conclude about the structure of the atom?

a)

Atoms are solid spheres

b)

Most of the atom is empty space

c)

Electrons are in fixed orbits

d)

Atoms are indivisible

21.

What did James Chadwick discover in 1932?

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Photons

22.

Order the list of theory development from oldest (left) to newest (right)

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bhor

e)

Schrödinger

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)