U2L1 EQ - 2.2 Discovery of Atomic Structure (and 2.1)

Which particles are found inside atoms?

• Only protons and electrons

• Protons, neutrons, and electrons

• Just neutrons and electrons

• Alpha, beta, and gamma particles

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What does the term "subatomic" mean?

• Larger than an atom

• The same size as an atom

• Smaller than an atom

• A type of radioactive material

What happens when high voltage electricity is passed through a glass tube with very little air?

• The tube breaks

• Nothing happens

• Cathode rays are produced

• The air heats up

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What charge do electrons carry?

• Positive charge

• Negative charge

• No charge

• Both positive and negative

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What is it called when atoms naturally give off energy and particles?

• Fusion

• Radioactivity

• Combustion

• Evaporation

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According to Rutherford's experiments, where is most of an atom's mass located?

• Spread evenly throughout the atom

• In the electrons

• In a small central region called the nucleus

• Outside the atom

What is true about the nucleus of an atom?

• It takes up most of the atom's volume

• It contains only electrons

• It is very small but contains most of the atom's mass

• It has a negative charge

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Where in the atom are protons located?

• Moving around the nucleus

• In the nucleus

• Outside the atom entirely

• Scattered throughout the atom

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A positively charged particle enters an electric field. Which way will it move?

• Toward the positive plate

• Toward the negative plate

• It won't move at all

• In a circular path

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• Your measurements are wrong

• Electric charge cannot be measured

• Electric charge comes in fixed amounts

• All objects have the same charge

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