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Atomic Structure

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes the key features of subatomic particles?

a)

Subatomic particles include protons, neutrons, and electrons.

b)

Subatomic particles are indivisible and have no charge.

2.

What particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons and Electrons

b)

Protons and Neutrons

3.

Which scientist proposed the model of the nucleus with electrons in a circle?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Niels Bohr

4.

What scientist proposed this that describes negative parts float in a positive “soup”.

a)

JJ Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

5.

Elements are made from only one type of atom. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Protons are subatomic particles that are located in the ________.

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

7.

What is the relative weight of a neutron?

a)

1

b)

2

8.

Where are electrons located?

a)

Outside the atom

b)

In shells (or energy levels) around the nucleus

9.

What is another name for the shells where electrons are located?

a)

Orbitals

b)

Neutrons

10.

Fill in the blank: The charge of a neutron is ________.

a)

0

b)

-1

11.

What particles have a positive charge?

a)

None

b)

Protons

12.

What particles have a negative charge?

a)

None

b)

Electrons

13.

Match the following

a)

Neutron

1.

Neutral (No Charge)

b)

Proton

2.

Positive

c)

Electron

3.

Negative

14.
A proton has a ___________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
15.
What is at the center of every atom?
a)
an electron
b)
a compound
c)
a molecule
d)
a nucleus