Chapter 2: The Structure of Matter Test Bank | Complete Guide A+

1. The term “atom” was first used by the _____. a. Ethiopians b. British c. Greeks d. Romans ANS: C The term “atom” was first used by the Greeks DIF: Moderate REF: page 27 OBJ: Relate the history of the term “atom.” 2. The first person to describe an element as being composed of identical atoms was _____. a. J. J. Thomson b. John Dalton c. Dmitri Mendeleev d. Niels Bohr ANS: B The first person to describe an element as being composed of identical atoms was John Dalton. DIF: Moderate REF: page 27 OBJ: Name the first person to describe an element as being composed of identical atoms. 3. The smallest particle that has all the properties of an element is a(n) _____. a. neutron b. proton c. electron d. atom ANS: D The smallest particle that has all the properties of an element is an atom. DIF: Moderate REF: page 28 OBJ: Define the atom. 4. The periodic table of the elements was developed by _____ in the late 19th century. a. Bohr b. Rutherford c. Mendeleev d. Roentgen ANS: C The Periodic Table was developed by Mendeleev. DIF: Moderate REF: page 28 OBJ: Name the person who developed the periodic table of the elements. Test Bank for Radiologic Science for Technologists 10th Edition by Bushong NURSING-TESTBANK.COM This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :21:09 GMT -05:00 N U R S I N G - T E S T B A N K . C O M 5. Rutherford’s experiments in 1911 showed that the atom was composed of _____. a. electrons with well-defined orbits b. a nucl