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Book K - Chapter 4: Introduction to Atoms



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same substance is called a(n)
a.
nucleus.
c.
atom.
b.
electron.
d.
neutron.
 

 2. 

What particle did J. J. Thomson discover?
a.
neutron
c.
atom
b.
electron
d.
proton
 

 3. 

How would you describe the nucleus?
a.
dense, positively charged
c.
tiny, negatively charged
b.
large, positively charged
d.
dense, negatively charged
 

 4. 

Where are electrons likely to be found?
a.
the nucleus
c.
mixed throughout an atom
b.
electron clouds
d.
paths, or energy levels
 

 5. 

Dalton believed that
a.
atoms of the same element are exactly alike.
b.
most substances are made of atoms.
c.
atoms of different elements are the same.
d.
atoms can be divided.
 

 6. 

What did Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr all have in common?
a.
They each id