subject

Development of Atomic Models

Chemistry ⇒ Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Development of Atomic Models starts at 8 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Development of Atomic Models. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
See sample questions for grade 8
Describe one major difference between the Bohr model and the Rutherford model of the atom.
Describe the main idea of the ‘plum pudding’ model of the atom.
Explain why Dalton’s atomic theory was important for the development of chemistry.
Explain why the gold foil experiment was important in the development of atomic models.
In the context of atomic models, what is meant by the term ‘nucleus’?
What did the gold foil experiment conducted by Rutherford demonstrate about the structure of the atom?
What is the main difference between the Rutherford and Bohr models of the atom?
Which experiment led to the discovery that atoms are mostly empty space?
Which model of the atom introduced the concept of energy levels for electrons?
Which scientist is credited with the discovery of the electron?
Which scientist proposed that electrons move in fixed orbits around the nucleus?
Which scientist’s atomic model was the first to include electrons?
Which scientist’s model of the atom is most similar to the solar system?
Which scientist’s work led to the understanding that atoms are not indivisible?
Which subatomic particle was discovered first?
Who discovered the neutron?
Who proposed that electrons behave both as particles and as waves?
Who was the first scientist to propose that matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms?