Atomic Structure and History of the Atom Quiz

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#1

Who discovered the electron?

Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Robert Millikan
#2

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?

Electron
Neutron
Proton
Positron
#3

What is the charge of a neutron?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Variable
#4

Which scientist proposed the concept of atomic theory?

Ernest Rutherford
John Dalton
Niels Bohr
Democritus
#5

What is the atomic number of carbon?

5
6
7
8
#6

Who proposed the planetary model of the atom?

Niels Bohr
J.J. Thomson
Ernest Rutherford
Democritus
#7

Which of the following scientists conducted the gold foil experiment?

Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Robert Millikan
#8

Who proposed the idea of quantized energy levels in atoms?

Democritus
Ernest Rutherford
Niels Bohr
John Dalton
#9

Who discovered the nucleus of an atom?

Ernest Rutherford
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
Robert Millikan
#10

Who first proposed the existence of the atom?

Democritus
Aristotle
Euclid
Archimedes
#11

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the third energy level of an atom?

2
8
18
32
#12

Who proposed the wave-particle duality of electrons?

Albert Einstein
Louis de Broglie
Werner Heisenberg
Max Planck
#13

Who formulated the equation for the quantization of angular momentum in an atom?

Niels Bohr
Erwin Schrödinger
Werner Heisenberg
Max Planck
#14

Who discovered the concept of electron configuration?

Linus Pauling
Wolfgang Pauli
Gilbert N. Lewis
Niels Bohr

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