10 Multiple Choice Questions on Nuclear Model of the Atom
1. What experiment led to Rutherford’s nuclear model?
Plum pudding experiment
Oil drop experiment
Gold foil experiment
Alpha particle scattering
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2. What is at the center of the atom in the nuclear model?
Electrons
Neutrons
Empty space
Nucleus
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3. Which scientist discovered the electron?
Rutherford
Bohr
Thomson
Geiger
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4. According to Rutherford, most of the atom is made up of:
Protons
Electrons
Empty space
Neutrons
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5. The nucleus is:
Negatively charged
Positively charged
Neutral
Uncharged
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6. Who improved Rutherford’s model by adding electron orbits?
Einstein
Bohr
Dalton
Geiger
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7. In the gold foil experiment, most alpha particles:
Deflected backward
Passed through the foil
Reacted with electrons
Changed color
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8. What occupies the space around the nucleus in Rutherford's model?
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
Positrons
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9. The nuclear model explains that the atom's mass is mostly in the:
Electrons
Nucleus
Outer shell
Valence electrons
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10. Rutherford’s nuclear model was proposed in:
1897
1905
1911
1913
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