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History of an Atom

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Greek philosopher first spoke about the idea of an atom?

a)

Democritus

b)

Thomson

c)

Dalton

d)

Rutherford

2.

Which scientist developed the atomic theory?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Dalton

d)

Chadwick

3.

What did Thomson discover?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Electron Cloud

4.

Who discovered the nucleus and protons?

a)

Rutherford

b)

Thomson

c)

Dalton

d)

Democritus

5.

Who discovered the neutron?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Dalton

c)

Borh

d)

Democritus

6.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
7.
Electrons can be found in
a)
The protons
b)
The nucleus
c)
Electron Clouds
8.

Match the atomic model to the scientist.

a)

1.

Rutherford

b)

2.

Bohr

c)

3.

Thomson

d)

4.

Dalton

e)

5.

Schrodinger

9.

Who proposed a model with electrons moving in specific orbitals?

a)

Dalton

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Thomson

10.
Who's model is this? 
a)

Chadwick

b)
Rutherford
c)
Thomson
d)
Bohr
11.
This particle is found in the nucleus and has no charge
a)
Neutron
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
d)
Orbital
12.
This particle is found in the nucleus and has a positive charge
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Neutral
13.
This is a negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Orbital
14.

If oxygen has 8 protons, then how many neutrons does it have?

a)

9

b)

16

c)

8

d)

7

15.

The mass number is the sum of what two parts of an atom?

a)

proton and neutron

b)

proton and electron

c)

electron and netron

d)

none of the above

16.

Fluorine has a mass number of 19. It has 10 neutrons. How many protons does it have?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

17.

How do you know how many electrons an atom has if you know how many protons it has?

a)

You add them together to equal the atomic number.

b)

There is no way of knowing

c)

You add as many electrons as you need to get to the mass number.

d)

There must be an equal amount of protons and electrons.

18.

If argon has 18 protons, then how many electrons does it have?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

16

d)

15

19.

What does the atomic number of an element represent?

a)

The number of protons in the nucleus

b)

The number of neutrons in the nucleus

c)

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

d)

The total number of protons and electrons in an atom

20.

How can you determine the number of neutrons in an atom if you know its atomic number and mass number?

a)

mass number - atomic number

b)

mass number + atomic number

c)

mass number x atomic number

d)

mass number ÷ atomic number

21.

Match the following

a)

Neutron

1.

Neutral (No Charge)

b)

Proton

2.

Positive

c)

Electron

3.

Negative

22.

Smallest of the 3 subatomic particles

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

23.

What does each square on the periodic table show? Check all that apply.

a)

Name

b)

Symbol

c)

Mass number

d)

Atomic number

e)

Atomic mass

24.

What element is represented in this Bohr Model? 

a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Aluminum
d)
Lithium
25.

What is the atomic mass of the element shown?

a)

14

b)

28

c)

28.086