Atomic Theory

This set of MCQs helps you brush up on important chemistry topics and prepare you to dive into skill practice.

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Which of the following is the philosopher credited with coining the term "atom"?

Aristotle

Democritus

Socrates

Plato

What is the name of the scientist credited with reviving Democritus' ideas regarding matter and atoms?

John Smith

John Adams

John Daltons

John Jacob

Which of the following philosophers supplanted the correct theory of matter with his own, stating that there are only four elements: earth, air, fire, and water?

Aristotle

Plato

Socrates

Democritus

A cathode ray is a beam of electrons. The cathode ray is the earliest known precursor to television. What is the name of the British scientist credited with discovering cathode rays?

James Chadwick

Ernest Rutherford

William Crookes

Robert Millikan

Which scientist used the cathode ray tube to isolate the electron in 1897?

Niels Bohr

Ernest Rutherford

Robert Millikan

J.J. Thomson

Name the scientist that developed what is known as the "planetary model" of the atom?

William Crookes

Williams Chadwick

Niels Bohr

Ernest Rutherford

Didn’t believe in atoms, believed in the continuous matter.

Ernest Rutherford

Aristotle

William Crookes

Adams

Who introduced quantitative measurements to the laboratory.

J.J. Thomson

John Adams

John Dalton

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Atomic Theory
Questions: 8
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