Atomic History

Front

Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the idea of atoms?

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Democritus

Front

Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the discovery of the electron?

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J.J. Thomson

Front

Which scientist was the first person responsible for proposing the discovery of the nucleus?

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Ernest Rutherford

Front

Which scientist claimed that the atom was a small, dense, solid sphere?

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John Dalton

Front

Which scientist's model is referred to as the Plum Pudding Model?

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J.J. Thomson

Front

Which scientist's model is referred to as the Planetary model?

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Niels Bohr

Front

Which scientist proposed the idea that the electrons orbited the nucleus on fixed paths with designated energies?

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Niels Bohr

Front

Which scientist proposed that the atom was indivisible using the word "atomos"?

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Democritus

Front

Which model of the atom is the most up to date model? Options:

The Billiard Ball Model

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The Plum Pudding Model

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The Planetary Model

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The Wave Mechanical Model

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The Nuclear Model

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The Wave Mechanical Model

Front

Which model of the atom describes the location of electrons as probable within a dense "cloud" surrounding the nucleus of an atom?

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The Wave Mechanical Model