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Atom Unit Warm UP

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

2.

In a famous experiment conducted by Ernest Rutherford, positively charged alpha particles were scattered by a thin gold foil. Which of the following is a conclusion that resulted from this experiment?

a)

The nucleus is negatively charged

b)

The atom is a dense solid and is indivisible

c)

The mass is conserved when atoms react chemically

d)

The nucleus is center and positively charged.

3.
According to Chadwick, what does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
4.

Isotopes of an element have a different number of...

a)

Protons/Identity

b)

Neutrons/Atomic Mass

c)

Electrons/Charge

d)

Energy levels/configuration

5.

What is the difference between Neon-20 and Neon-22?

a)

They have different numbers of electrons.

b)

They have different numbers of neutrons.

c)

Only 1 is radioactive.

d)

No difference.

6.

How many protons are in this isotope?

a)

9

b)

21

c)

12

7.

What is a positive ion called?

a)

anion

b)

cation

c)

isotope

d)

covalent

8.

If an atom loses electrons, the charge will be positive.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength/lowest frequency?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.

Which of the following has wavelengths longer than visable light?

a)
Infrared waves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Visible light
d)

Gamma Rays

11.

What does the Greek Letter λ\lambda  symbolize?

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

speed of light

d)

planck's constant

12.

Which electron transition has the largest emission of energy?

a)

The left side, it has the greatest fall to ground state

b)

The right side, it has the smallest fall to ground state.

c)

They have equal energy

d)

Neither emit energy

13.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s2s2p3s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
14.

An element has 25 protons and 22 electrons. It has a charge of...

a)

3+

b)

3-

c)

2+

d)

1-

e)

47+