Electrons & protons first able to combine to form matter - Quiz
- 1. Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?
A) Neutron
B) Proton
C) Electron
D) Positron
- 2. Which particle is responsible for chemical bonding?
A) Positron
B) Neutron
C) Electron
D) Proton
- 3. What is the atomic number equal to in an atom?
A) Number of neutrons
B) Mass number
C) Number of protons
D) Number of electrons
- 4. Which subatomic particle is involved in the process of beta decay?
A) Electron
B) Positron
C) Neutron
D) Proton
- 5. What is the term for an atom that has lost or gained electrons?
A) Isotope
B) Ion
C) Molecule
D) Covalent
- 6. How many electrons can occupy the first energy level of an atom?
A) 1
B) 8
C) 4
D) 2
- 7. Which scientist is credited with the discovery of the electron?
A) Marie Curie
B) Ernest Rutherford
C) J.J. Thomson
D) Niels Bohr
- 8. What happens to an atom when it gains an electron?
A) It becomes radioactive
B) It becomes negatively charged
C) It loses mass
D) It becomes a cation
- 9. In an atom, what is the relationship between the number of protons and electrons?
A) Electrons are greater
B) Protons are greater
C) Equal
D) Variable
- 10. What is the tendency of electrons to fill the lowest energy levels first called?
A) Electronegativity
B) Hund's rule
C) Aufbau principle
D) Pauli exclusion principle
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