History of the Atom and the Periodic Table

Question 1

Which of the following is a criticism of the "Solid Sphere" model?

Accepted Answer

The solid sphere was not divisible, we know this is false.

Question 2

What idea did Niels Bohr add to atomic theory?

Accepted Answer

Shells, Energy levels

Question 3

In what year did John Dalton first produce his ideas on atomic structure?

Accepted Answer

1803

Question 4

Who's theory of atomic structure is sometimes called the "nuclear" model?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Rutherford

Question 5

How many years after Newlands did Mendeleev publish his periodic table?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 6

Who's theory of atomic structure is sometimes called the "solid sphere theory"?

Accepted Answer

John Dalton

Question 7

What was important about the gaps in Mendeleev's table?

Accepted Answer

They predicted the properties of some undiscovered elements

Question 8

Which subatomic particle did J.J. Thompson discover?

Accepted Answer

Electrons

Question 9

In what year did John Newlands first organise the elements?

Accepted Answer

1863

Question 10

Who's theory of atomic structure is sometimes called the "plum pudding" model?

Accepted Answer

J. J. Thompson

Question 11

Whose way of organising the elements is closer to the modern Periodic Table of the Elements?

Accepted Answer

Mendeleev

Question 12

Who's theory of atomic structure is sometimes called the "planetary" model?

Accepted Answer

Niels Bohr

Question 13

How did John Newlands organise the elements?

Accepted Answer

Octaves

Question 14

Who disproved the "plum pudding" model in their gold foil experiment?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Rutherford

Question 15

Which of the following is a criticism of the nuclear model?

Accepted Answer

It does not explain why the electrons stay in orbit.

Question 16

How did Mendeleev organise his table?

Accepted Answer

By relative mass

Question 17

How is the modern periodic table different from Newlands' and Mendeleev's?

Accepted Answer

It is organised by atomic number

Questions 17