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Atomic Theory Quiz

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

Who suggested the first atomic theory around 400 BC?

a)

John Dalton

b)

J.J. Thompson

c)

Democritus

d)

Ernest Rutherford

2.

What did Democritus believe all things were composed of?

a)

Water and air

b)

Minute, invisible, indestructible particles of pure matter

c)

Fire and earth

d)

Electrons and protons

3.

What model did J.J. Thompson create to describe the atom?

a)

Nuclear Model

b)

Quantum Model

c)

Plum Pudding Model

d)

Planetary Model

4.

Who proposed the revolutionary view of the atom in 1911?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Erwin Schrödinger

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Albert Einstein

5.

What did Rutherford's experiment with alpha particles and gold foil demonstrate?

a)

Electrons orbit the nucleus in fixed paths

b)

Atoms are mostly empty space with a small, dense nucleus

c)

Electrons exist in different energy levels

d)

Atoms are indivisible

6.

What did Niels Bohr suggest about the electrons in an atom?

a)

Electrons are found in a cloud around the nucleus

b)

Electrons orbit the nucleus in fixed paths or shells

c)

Electrons are located in the nucleus

d)

Electrons do not exist in atoms

7.

What did Erwin Schrödinger introduce in his model of the atom?

a)

Fixed orbits for electrons

b)

Wave mechanics

c)

Indivisible atoms

d)

Dense nucleus

8.

What is Schrödinger's wave equation used for today?

a)

To understand the movement of planets

b)

To understand atoms and molecules

c)

To measure the speed of light

d)

To calculate gravitational force

9.

What did Bohr's model of the atom emphasize?

a)

The indivisibility of atoms

b)

The idea of electrons orbiting the nucleus

c)

The existence of a dense nucleus

d)

The wave nature of electrons

10.

What was the evidence that Bohr used to support his theory?

a)

The deflection of alpha particles

b)

The measurement of the line spectrum emitted by hydrogen gas

c)

The indivisibility of atoms

d)

The wave nature of electrons