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Quiz on Subatomic Particles and Atomic Models

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the charge of an electron?

a)

-1

b)

+1

c)

+2

d)

0

2.

Where are protons located in an atom?

a)

Outside the nucleus

b)

Inside the nucleus

c)

In the energy levels

d)

In the electron cloud

3.

What is the symbol for a neutron?

a)

p+

b)

e-

c)

n

d)

p

4.

Which model of the atom was proposed by J.J. Thomson?

a)

Nuclear Model

b)

Plum Pudding Model

c)

Planetary Model

d)

Quantum Mechanical Model

5.

What did Ernest Rutherford discover through the gold foil experiment?

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Nucleus and protons

d)

Energy levels

6.

In Bohr's model, what are the predetermined locations for electrons called?

a)

Energy levels

b)

Electron clouds

c)

Nuclei

d)

Orbits

7.

Who discovered the neutron?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

James Chadwick

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

J.J. Thomson

8.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

+2

d)

-1

9.

What does the Quantum Mechanical Model use to describe the position of electrons?

a)

Energy levels

b)

Solid spheres

c)

Electron clouds

d)

Fixed orbits

10.

Which particle has no net electrical charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

All of the above

d)

Neutron

11.

What did the Plum Pudding Model suggest about the structure of the atom?

a)

Electrons are in fixed orbits

b)

Electrons are embedded in a positive sphere

c)

Nucleus contains only protons

d)

Atoms are indivisible