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Quiz on the Journey of Human Knowledge of the Atom

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who first proposed the idea that all matter is made up of indivisible particles called 'atomos'?

a)

J.J. Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Democritus

d)

John Dalton

2.

What did J.J. Thomson discover in the late 1800s?

a)

The neutron

b)

The nucleus

c)

The proton

d)

The electron

3.

What model did J.J. Thomson propose?

a)

Plum pudding model

b)

Planetary model

c)

Nuclear model

d)

Quantum model

4.

What did Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment reveal?

a)

Atoms are solid

b)

Electrons are in fixed orbits

c)

Atoms are mostly empty space

d)

Atoms have no nucleus

5.

In Niels Bohr's model, how do electrons move around the nucleus?

a)

Randomly

b)

In pairs

c)

In a cloud

d)

In fixed orbits

6.

What does the atomic number represent?

a)

Number of electrons

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Total number of particles

d)

Number of protons

7.

Which particles contribute to the atomic mass?

a)

Protons and neutrons

b)

Only protons

c)

Electrons

d)

Only neutrons

8.

How many electrons can the first shell hold?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

9.

What are valence electrons?

a)

Electrons that are lost

b)

Electrons in the nucleus

c)

Electrons that are gained

d)

Electrons available for bonding

10.

Which group of elements is known as alkali metals?

a)

Group 18

b)

Group 13

c)

Group 2

d)

Group 1

11.

What is the significance of understanding atomic structure?

a)

It has no real-world application

b)

It is only important for chemists

c)

It is crucial for science and technology

d)

It helps in cooking

12.

How are the elements arranged in the periodic table?

a)

Color

b)

Atomic number

c)

Size

d)

Weight

13.

What are the two functions of neutrons in the nucleus?

a)

They have a positive charge

b)

They hold protons together

c)

They contribute to the atomic mass.

d)

They are not present in the nucleus

14.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Variable

d)

Negative

15.

Which particles of the following are found inside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Photon

16.

What is the maximum number of electrons that the second shell can hold?

a)

32

b)

8

c)

2

d)

18

17.

The number of periods in the Periodic Table represent an element's energy ...

(a)  

18.

The valence electrons of an element (except transition metals) are represented by the units of the (a)   numbers.