Plum Pudding Atomic Model Quiz

Who proposed the Plum Pudding Model of the atom?

• Ernest Rutherford

• Albert Einstein

• J.J. Thomson

• Niels Bohr

What is the Plum Pudding Model also known as?

• Thomson Model

• Bohr Model

• Dalton Model

• Rutherford Model

According to the Plum Pudding Model, what is the structure of an atom?

• Negatively charged sphere with positively charged electrons embedded in it.

• Positively charged sphere with negatively charged electrons embedded in it

• Positively charged sphere with positively charged electrons embedded in it.

• Negatively charged sphere with negatively charged protons embedded in it.

Who discovered the electron?

• J.J. Thomson

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

What is the charge of an electron?

• 1.6 x 10^-20 coulombs

• -1.6 x 10^-19 coulombs

• -1.6 x 10^-18 coulombs

• 1.6 x 10^-19 coulombs

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What is the mass of an electron?

• 9.10938356 × 10^-31 kg

• 10.10938356 × 10^-31 kg

• 5.10938356 × 10^-31 kg

• 1.10938356 × 10^-31 kg

What experiment did J.J. Thomson conduct to discover the electron?

• Cathode ray tube experiment

• Oil drop experiment

• Millikan experiment

• Rutherford gold foil experiment

What is the atomic structure according to the Plum Pudding Model?

• Negatively charged sphere with embedded protons.

• Neutrally charged sphere with embedded electrons.

• Positively charged sphere with embedded neutrons.

• Positively charged sphere with embedded electrons

What are the main components of an atom according to the Plum Pudding Model?

• electrons and a positively charged sphere

• electrons and a nucleus

• electrons and a negatively charged sphere

• protons and neutrons

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What was the major drawback of the Plum Pudding Model?

• It did not account for the existence of electrons.

• It did not accurately predict the behavior of subatomic particles.

• It did not provide a clear explanation for the structure of the atom.

• It failed to explain the scattering of alpha particles in the gold foil experiment.