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3 Early Atomic Models Exit Ticket


SPI 3221.1.1 Compare and contrast the major models of the atom.
1. Which scientist was the first to propose atoms exist?
a. Democritus c. J.J. Thomson
b. Dalton d. Rutherford

2. Which of the following principles is NOT part of Daltons atomic theory?
a. Atoms are the smallest, indivisible particles in nature.
b. Chemical reactions are simple rearrangements of atoms.
c. Atoms contain electrons.
d. Each atom of an element is identical to every other atom of that element.

3. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from J.J. Thomsons cathode ray experiment?
a. Atoms contain electrons. c. Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons.
b. Most of an atoms mass is in the nucleus. d. Atoms have a positively charged nucleus

4. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the results of Rutherfords experiments in which gold atoms were
bombarded with alpha particles?
a. Atoms have equal numbers of (+) and (-) charges c. Neutrons are at the center of the atom
b. Electrons in atoms are arranged in shells. d. The (+) charge of an atom is concentrated in a small area.

5. What did Rutherford add to Thomsons model of the atom?
a. Protons c. Electrons
b. Neutrons d. The nucleus





2.3 Early Atomic Models Exit Ticket
SPI 3221.1.1 Compare and contrast the major models of the atom.
1. Which scientist was the first to propose atoms exist?
a. Democritus c. J.J. Thomson
b. Dalton d. Rutherford

2. Which of the following principles is NOT part of Daltons atomic theory?
a. Atoms are the smallest, indivisible particles in nature.
b. Chemical reactions are simple rearrangements of atoms.
c. Atoms contain electrons.
d. Each atom of an element is identical to every other atom of that element.

3. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from J.J. Thomsons cathode ray experiment?
a. Atoms contain electrons. c. Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons.
b. Most of an atoms mass is in the nucleus. d. Atoms have a positively charged nucleus

4. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the results of Rutherfords experiments in which gold atoms were
bombarded with alpha particles?
a. Atoms have equal numbers of (+) and (-) charges c. Neutrons are at the center of the atom
b. Electrons in atoms are arranged in shells. d. The (+) charge of an atom is concentrated in a small area.

5. What did Rutherford add to Thomsons model of the atom?
a. Protons c. Electrons
b. Neutrons d. The nucleus

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