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Atomic Theory and Structure

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sum of an atom's protons and neutrons called?

a)

atom

b)

atomic theory

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic number

2.

The _____ is based on the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.

a)

atomic structure

b)

periodic table of the elements

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

3.

Which scientist developed the atomic theory?

a)

JJ Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

John Dalton

d)

James Chadwick

4.

He developed the planetary model of the atom.

a)

Rutherford

b)

Bohr

c)

Chadwick

d)

Dalton

5.

What did Thomson discover?

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

electron cloud

6.

James Chadwick discovered the ________.

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

7.

He claimed that matter was made of small, hard particles that he called “atomos.”

a)

Democritis

b)

Dalton

c)

Moseley

d)

Einstein

8.

Believed that atoms of the same element are identical to each other

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Dalton

d)

Thomson

9.

The best images of atoms look fuzzy because of their 

a)

small size 

b)

constant motion

c)

fast-moving electrons

d)

thunder and lightning

10.

The atom's mass is determined by the number of 

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

protons and electrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

11.

Who determined that atoms consist of mostly empty space?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Schrodinger and Heisenberg

e)

Chadwick

12.

Who proposed the Plum-Pudding model of the atom?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Schrodinger and Heisenberg

e)

Chadwick

13.

Which subatomic particle is responsible for the chemical properties of an element?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

14.

What experiment led to the discovery of the nucleus in the atom?

a)

Gold foil experiment

b)

Oil drop experiment

c)

Cathode ray experiment

d)

Double-slit experiment

15.

In the Bohr model of the atom, electrons orbit the nucleus in specific paths. What are these paths called?

a)

Orbitals

b)

Energy levels

c)

Electron clouds

d)

Valence shells