Atomic Structure Quiz

What are the three kinds of subatomic particles?

• Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, Mesons

• Electrons, Protons, Positrons, Neutrons

• Electrons, Photons, Neutrons, Quarks

• Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, Quarks

Who discovered the electron in 1897?

• Eugen Goldstein

• Ernest Rutherford

• James Chadwick

• J. J. Thomson

What is the relative charge of an electron?

• 1/1840

• 1+

• 0

• 1-

What is the relative mass of a neutron?

• 1/1840

• 1.67 × 10–24

• 1

• 0

How did scientists determine the structures inside an atom?

• By observing the taste of the atom

• By observing how the atom interacted with particles with known properties

• By observing the smell of the atom

• By observing the color of the atom

What is the Rutherford atomic model known as?

• The Nuclear Atom

• The Bohr Atom

• The Quantum Atom

• The Planetary Atom

Where are the protons and neutrons located in the nuclear atom?

• In the outer shell

• In the nucleus

• In the electron cloud

• In the atomic orbitals

What is the size comparison of the nucleus to the atom according to the Rutherford atomic model?

• If an atom were the size of a city, the nucleus would be about the size of a house

• If an atom were the size of a football stadium, the nucleus would be about the size of a marble

• If an atom were the size of a house, the nucleus would be about the size of a car

• If an atom were the size of a basketball, the nucleus would be about the size of a golf ball

What is the charge of a proton?

• 1+

• 0

• 1/1840

• 1-

What is the mass of an electron?

• 1

• 1/1840

• 1.67 × 10–24

• 0