Basic Concepts of Atomic Structure and Subatomic Particles Quiz

Test your knowledge on atomic physics with questions about subatomic particles, energy levels, quantum mechanics, and more!

#1

Which subatomic particle resides in the nucleus of an atom?

Electron
Neutron
Proton
Photon
#2

What is the charge of a proton?

Neutral
-1
+1
Varies
#3

Which particle is responsible for the chemical properties of an atom?

Neutron
Proton
Electron
Quark
#4

How many protons are there in the nucleus of a Carbon-12 atom?

6
12
18
24
#5

What does the atomic number of an element represent?

The number of neutrons
The number of electrons in a neutral atom
The total number of protons and neutrons
The number of protons
#6

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the s orbital at any given energy level?

2
6
10
14
#7

What is the principle that electrons fill the lowest energy orbitals first?

Pauli Exclusion Principle
Aufbau Principle
Hund's Rule
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
#8

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental subatomic particle?

Electron
Proton
Neutron
Meson
#9

What concept explains the quantized energy levels of electrons in an atom?

Electron cloud model
Bohr model
Quantum mechanical model
Rutherford model
#10

What is the relative mass of an electron compared to a proton?

About the same
Half
Negligible
Twice as much
#11

Which of the following models is the most recent and accurate model of the atom?

Bohr model
Quantum mechanical model
Dalton's model
Plum pudding model
#12

What is the term for atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons?

Isotopes
Isobars
Isoelectronic
Isomers
#13

Which of the following is a characteristic of alpha radiation?

High energy electromagnetic wave
Negatively charged particles
Positively charged particles
Neutral particles
#14

Which force holds the nucleus of an atom together, despite the repulsion between protons?

Gravitational force
Electromagnetic force
Strong nuclear force
Weak nuclear force
#15

Which principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers?

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Aufbau Principle
Pauli Exclusion Principle
Hund's Rule
#16

The uncertainty principle, which states that the position and momentum of a particle cannot both be measured exactly at the same time, was formulated by:

Albert Einstein
Niels Bohr
Werner Heisenberg
Erwin Schrödinger
#17

According to quantum mechanics, which model describes electrons as wave-like particles in a three-dimensional space around the nucleus?

Bohr model
Quantum mechanical model
Dalton's model
Thomson's model
#18

In the context of atomic structure, what does the 's' in '1s2 2s2 2p6' denote?

Spin quantum number
Subshell type
Principal quantum number
Magnetic quantum number

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