General Chemistry and Atomic Structure Quiz

Challenge yourself with questions on subatomic particles, atomic numbers, electron configurations, and more in this General Chemistry quiz.

#1

Which subatomic particle carries a negative charge?

Proton
Neutron
Electron
Positron
#2

What is the chemical formula for water?

H2O
CO2
NH3
CH4
#3

Which of the following is a noble gas?

Oxygen
Nitrogen
Helium
Hydrogen
#4

What is Avogadro's number?

6.022 x 10^23
3.14159
9.81
2.718
#5

What is the charge of a neutron?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Variable
#6

What is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?

Catalyst
Reactant
Product
Inhibitor
#7

Who proposed the modern atomic theory?

Albert Einstein
John Dalton
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
#8

What is the atomic number of carbon?

5
6
7
8
#9

What is the mass number of an atom?

Number of protons
Number of protons plus neutrons
Number of neutrons
Number of electrons
#10

Which element has the highest electronegativity?

Fluorine
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon
#11

What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?

Each electron in an atom must have the same energy
No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of quantum numbers
Electrons always fill orbitals starting from the lowest energy level
Electrons tend to occupy orbitals singly before pairing up
#12

Who first proposed the idea of the periodic table?

John Newlands
Dmitri Mendeleev
Lothar Meyer
Antoine Lavoisier
#13

Which scientist discovered the neutron?

Ernest Rutherford
James Chadwick
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
#14

Who proposed the concept of the electron cloud?

Niels Bohr
Erwin Schrödinger
Werner Heisenberg
Louis de Broglie

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