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Chapter 02: Structure of the Atom
Johnston/Fauber: Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The earliest atomic theory is generally associated with
a. Bohr
b. Leucippus
c. Democritus
d. Dalton
ANS: B
Although his theory was somewhat vague, Leucippus is most often the earliest person
associated with atomic theory.
2. The word atom is derived from the Greek word atomos, meaning
a. nuclear
b. small
c. indivisible
d. invisible
ANS: C
The Greek word atomos means “indivisible.”
3. In the early 1800s English chemist John Dalton theorized that
a. elements form compounds
b. atoms are unique to each element in size and mass
c. a chemical reaction results from atoms being rearranged
d. all of these
ANS: D
As a result of his experiments, John Dalton theorized that elements form compounds, atoms
are unique to each element in size and mass, and that a chemical reaction results from atoms
being rearranged.
4. Discovery of the electron is attributed to
a. Dalton
b. Bohr
c. Thomson
d. Rutherford
ANS: C
Joseph John “J.J.” Thomson determined that the electron was a negatively charged part of
the atom.
5. The “plum pudding model” is associated with
a. Bohr
b. Rutherford
c. Dalton
d. Thomson
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Based on the physical arrangement of raisins in a plum pudding, Thomson described the a
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6. The earliest atomic theory based on an arrangement similar to the solar system is attribut
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a. Bohr
b. Rutherford
c. Dalton
d. Thomson
ANS: B m n m n
Rutherford developed the theory that the atom consisted of a very dense nucleus with small
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electrons rotating around, similar to the sun and planets.
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7. The most commonly known modern atomic theory was developed by
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a. Bohr
b. Rutherford
c. Dalton
d. Thomson
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Niels Bohr refined Rutherford’s atomic theory, based on the solar system, into the most co
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8. The three fundamental particles of the atom are the
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The three fundamental components of the atom are the proton, electron, and neutron.
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9. The atomic nucleus contains
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b. protons and electrons mn mn
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d. all of these mn mn
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10. The component of the nucleus that has a positive charge and mass is the
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a. electron
b. neutron
c. proton
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The proton is the part of the nucleus that has a positive charge and mass.
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11. The component of the nucleus that has mass but no electrical charge is the
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a. electron
b. neutron
c. proton
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ANS: B m n m n
The neutron is found in the nucleus; it is very similar to the proton but has no electrical c
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12. The fundamental component of the atom that has the smallest mass is the
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a. electron
b. neutron
c. proton
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ANS: A m n m n
The electron has significantly less mass than the neutron or proton.
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13. The mass of an atom is primarily due to the mass of the
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a. neutrons
b. nucleus
c. electrons
d. protons
ANS: B m n m n
The nucleus, consisting of both protons and neutrons, accounts for the majority of the ma
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14. If an atom has more protons than electrons, it will
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a. have a negative charge mn mn mn
b. have a positive charge mn mn mn
c. be electrically neutral
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d. have neither a positive nor negative charge
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An atom with more protons than electrons will have a positive charge.
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15. If an atom has more electrons than protons, it will
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b. have a positive charge mn mn mn
c. be electrically neutral
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d. have neither a positive nor negative charge
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An atom with more electrons than protons will have a negative charge.
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16. If an atom has the same number of electrons and protons it will
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