Atomic Models and Structures Quiz

Test your knowledge of atomic physics with questions on electron orbits, subatomic particles, and atomic structures.

#1

Who proposed the plum pudding model of the atom?

Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
John Dalton
#2

What is the name of the model that suggests electrons move in fixed orbits around the nucleus?

Plum Pudding Model
Bohr Model
Rutherford Model
Thomson Model
#3

What is the charge of an electron?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Variable
#4

Who discovered the nucleus of an atom?

J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
John Dalton
#5

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the first shell of an atom?

2
6
8
18
#6

Who proposed the planetary model of the atom?

J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
John Dalton
#7

What is the charge of a proton?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Variable
#8

What is the charge of a neutron?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Variable
#9

What does the atomic number of an element represent?

Number of protons
Number of neutrons
Number of electrons
Atomic mass
#10

Who proposed the concept of electron shells or energy levels?

J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
Louis de Broglie
#11

Who proposed the quantum mechanical model of the atom?

Erwin Schrödinger
Max Planck
Werner Heisenberg
Louis de Broglie
#12

What is the name of the model that describes the atom as mostly empty space with a dense nucleus at its center?

Plum Pudding Model
Bohr Model
Rutherford Model
Thomson Model
#13

Who proposed the concept of the wave-particle duality of matter?

Erwin Schrödinger
Max Planck
Werner Heisenberg
Louis de Broglie
#14

What is the modern description of the arrangement of electrons in an atom?

Planetary Model
Plum Pudding Model
Bohr Model
Quantum Mechanical Model
#15

Which scientist introduced the concept of the uncertainty principle?

Erwin Schrödinger
Max Planck
Werner Heisenberg
Louis de Broglie

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