Fundamentals of Atomic Structure Quiz

Protons have a positive charge.

J.J. Thomson proposed the plum pudding model.

The mass of an electron is approximately 1/1836 times the mass of a proton.

Electron has a negligible mass compared to protons and neutrons.

An s orbital has a spherical shape.

A neutral hydrogen atom has 1 electron.

The third shell can hold a maximum of 18 electrons.

Bohr radius is the average distance between the nucleus and the electron in the first shell.

Louis de Broglie proposed the wave-particle duality of electrons.

The maximum number of electrons that can occupy the p subshell is 14.

The angular momentum quantum number (l) describes the shape of an atomic orbital.

An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called an ion.

The Pauli exclusion principle states that two electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins.

A d orbital has a dumbbell-shaped geometry.

The energy required to remove an electron from an atom is called ionization energy.