AQA GCSE CHEMISTRY - HISTORY OF THE ATOM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AmountBofBprotonsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtomicBnumber
AmountBofBelectronsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Protons
AmountBofBneutronsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtomicBmassBnumberB-BProtons
JohnBDaltonBdescribedBatomsBasBwhat?BC19thB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-SolidBSpheres
InB1897BJJBThompsonBfoundBoutBwhatBaboutBatomsBthatmadeBhimBchangeBtheBatomicBmodelBtoBtheBPlumB
PuddingB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
HisBmeasurementsBofBchargeBandBmassBleadBhimBtoBtheBconclusionBthatBsmallerBnegativelyBchargeBparticle
sBhadBtoBbeBthereB(electrons)
WhyBwasBtheB"PlumBPudding"BmodelBgivenBitsBname?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
BecauseBtheBmodelBshowedBaBballBofBlositiveBchargeBwithBelectronsBstuckBinBit
WhyBdidBRutherford'sBscatteringBexperimentsBinB1909BdisproveBtheBPlumBPuddingBmodel?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-
BecauseBtheyBexpectedBtheBpositiveBalphaBparticlesBtoBpassBthroughBandBsomeBslightlyBdelfectedBbutBsom
eBpassedBthroughBandBsomeBdeflectedBstraightBbackBmoreBthanBtheyBexpected.BDisprovingBtheBPlumBPudd
ing
HowBdidBRutherford'sBscatteringBexperimentBinB1909BproveBtheBnucleus.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
SomeBalphaBparticlesBbouncedBstraightBbackBfromBtheBexperimentBprovingBaBbodyBofBpositiveBbodyBinBtheB
centreBofBtheBatomB-BtheBnucleus.
HowBdidBBohrBimproveBRutherfordsBatomicBmodel?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
HeBshowedBthatBtheBatomBhadBfixedBshellBasBotherBwiseBtheBnegativeBelectronsBwouldBbeBattractedBtoBtheB
positiveBprotonsBcollapsingBtheBatom.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AmountBofBprotonsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtomicBnumber
AmountBofBelectronsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Protons
AmountBofBneutronsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtomicBmassBnumberB-BProtons
JohnBDaltonBdescribedBatomsBasBwhat?BC19thB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-SolidBSpheres
InB1897BJJBThompsonBfoundBoutBwhatBaboutBatomsBthatmadeBhimBchangeBtheBatomicBmodelBtoBtheBPlumB
PuddingB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
HisBmeasurementsBofBchargeBandBmassBleadBhimBtoBtheBconclusionBthatBsmallerBnegativelyBchargeBparticle
sBhadBtoBbeBthereB(electrons)
WhyBwasBtheB"PlumBPudding"BmodelBgivenBitsBname?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
BecauseBtheBmodelBshowedBaBballBofBlositiveBchargeBwithBelectronsBstuckBinBit
WhyBdidBRutherford'sBscatteringBexperimentsBinB1909BdisproveBtheBPlumBPuddingBmodel?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-
BecauseBtheyBexpectedBtheBpositiveBalphaBparticlesBtoBpassBthroughBandBsomeBslightlyBdelfectedBbutBsom
eBpassedBthroughBandBsomeBdeflectedBstraightBbackBmoreBthanBtheyBexpected.BDisprovingBtheBPlumBPudd
ing
HowBdidBRutherford'sBscatteringBexperimentBinB1909BproveBtheBnucleus.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
SomeBalphaBparticlesBbouncedBstraightBbackBfromBtheBexperimentBprovingBaBbodyBofBpositiveBbodyBinBtheB
centreBofBtheBatomB-BtheBnucleus.
HowBdidBBohrBimproveBRutherfordsBatomicBmodel?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
HeBshowedBthatBtheBatomBhadBfixedBshellBasBotherBwiseBtheBnegativeBelectronsBwouldBbeBattractedBtoBtheB
positiveBprotonsBcollapsingBtheBatom.