Rutherford hypothesizes atomic nucleus
  • 1. Who proposed the model of the atomic nucleus?
A) Ernest Rutherford
B) Niels Bohr
C) Marie Curie
D) J.J. Thomson
  • 2. In Rutherford's model, most of the atom's mass is concentrated in the _________.
A) orbital shells
B) valence electrons
C) nucleus
D) electron cloud
  • 3. Which experiment led Rutherford to propose the atomic nucleus?
A) Cathode ray tube experiment
B) Oil drop experiment
C) Gold foil experiment
D) Photoelectric effect experiment
  • 4. The nucleus of an atom contains _________.
A) protons and neutrons
B) electrons and positrons
C) photons and neutrinos
D) quarks and leptons
  • 5. What does the number of protons in the nucleus determine for an element?
A) atomic mass
B) isotopic mass
C) valence electrons
D) atomic number
  • 6. Which subatomic particle is not found in the nucleus according to Rutherford's model?
A) quarks
B) neutrons
C) protons
D) electrons
  • 7. What properties of an atom are determined by the arrangement of electrons in the electron cloud?
A) thermal properties
B) chemical properties
C) nuclear properties
D) mass properties
  • 8. The concept of isotopes can be explained by the presence of _________ in the nucleus.
A) antiprotons
B) positrons
C) muons
D) neutrons
  • 9. The stability of a nucleus is influenced by the balance between ________ and ________.
A) gravity, weak nuclear force
B) electric force, magnetic force
C) centrifugal force, frictional force
D) strong nuclear force, electromagnetic force
  • 10. The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus is referred to as the ________ number.
A) atomic
B) elemental
C) mass
D) charge
  • 11. Which type of radiation is stopped by a thin sheet of paper?
A) neutron
B) beta
C) alpha
D) gamma
  • 12. What is the process by which a nucleus splits into smaller fragments called?
A) beta decay
B) nuclear fission
C) alpha decay
D) nuclear fusion
  • 13. Which nuclear reaction powers the sun and other stars?
A) nuclear fusion
B) nuclear fission
C) alpha decay
D) beta decay
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