Division of City Schools-Makati

Makati Science High School

Science and Technology Department
School Year 2021 – 2022

CN: G17 QUARTER 2: CHEMISTRY

NAME: Keisha Gabrielle D. Rabano TEACHER: MRS. MARLENE A. MERCENE
SECTION: 9 – Becquerel TOTAL: 40 POINTS

FORMATIVE TEST 2.1

GRADE 8: Atoms
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Read each item carefully. HIGHLIGHT your chosen answer for each number.

1. Which of the following Greek philosophers taught that matter is made up of uncuttable
particles called atomos?
A. Empedocles B. Aristotle C. Democritus D. Archimedes
2. Which law(s) of matter was based on Dalton’s atomic theory?
A. law of conservation of mass C. law of conservation of energy
B. law of definite composition D. both a and b
3. Which of the following symbols show for an atom which contains 15 protons, 16
neutrons, and 15 electrons? 31 31 15
A. 15 X B. X C. X D. X
16 15 31
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4. Which of the following is an assumption of Dalton’s atomic theory?
A. Atoms of an element have different masses.
B. When atoms combine to form compounds, they do so in ratios of small whole numbers
C. An atom consists of a very small, positively charged nucleus.
D. An atom is a sphere of positively charged material in which the detachable electrons are
embedded.
5. Who proposed the “raisin bread” model of the atom?
A. J. Chadwick C. J.J Thomson
B. E. Rutherford D. E. Goldstein
6. Which of these experimental studies disproved some of Dalton’s assumptions?
A. discovery of the isotopes C. both a and b
B. nuclear fission reactions D. neither a nor b
7. What did the alpha-scattering experiment reveal?
A. The atom is made up of a very small, massive, and positively charged nucleus.
B. The atom consists of negative charges embedded in a sphere of positive charges.
C. The electrons are negatively charged particles.
D. The protons are in the nucleus.
8. What are neutrons?
A. positively charged particles
B. particles with charge numerically equal but opposite in sign to that of electrons.
C. particles of negligible mass
D. particles with zero electric charge
9. What does the atomic number of an element indicates?
A. neutrons plus the number of protons in the nucleus
B. electrons in the nucleus
C. neutrons in the nucleus
D. protons in the nucleus 39
10. How many neutrons are there in an atom of potassium K?
19
A. 19 B. 20 C. 39 D. 58

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11. What are the three basic components of an atom?
A. protons, neutrons, ions C. protons, mass number, electrons
B. protons, neutrons, electrons D. protium, deuterium, tritium
12. Which of the following particles can be found in the nucleus?
A. electrons C. protons and neutrons
B. neutrons D. protons, neutron, electrons

13. What electrical charge does a single proton has?

A. no charge C. negative charge
B. positive charge D. either a positive or a negative charge

14. Which particles have approximately the same size and mass as each other?
A. neutron and electrons C. protons and neutrons
B. electrons and protons D. none- they are all very different size and mass
15. Which two particles would be attracted to each other?
A. electrons and neutrons C. protons and neutrons
B. electrons and protons D. all particles are attracted to each other
16. Several models of the atom have been suggested by scientists since the beginning of the
nineteenth century. What is the correct chronological order (earliest to latest) of the models
proposed by the scientists listed below?
A. Dalton, Bohr, Thomson, Rutherford
B. Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr
C. Thomson, Dalton, Rutherford, Bohr
D. Dalton, Rutherford, Thomson, Bohr
17. Who proposed that the electrons revolve around the nucleus in planetary rings or orbits?
A. J.J Thomsons C. Ernest Rutherford
B. Niels Bohr D. Erwin Schrodinger
18. What is an atom?
A. properties of an atom C. smallest unit of matter
B. positively charged particle D. a compound
19. Which of the following pairs are isotopes?
A. 35 X and 35 X C. 35 X and 37 X
17 18 17 28

35 37 35
B. 17X and 35 X and
17 X D. 17 X
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20. Dalton's atomic theory is based on several assumptions, which are listed below. Which of these
assumptions is strictly correct?
I) All atoms of the same element are identical.
II) Atoms are indivisible and unchangeable.
III) Chemical changes are the result of the combination, separation, and rearrangement of
atoms.
A. III is correct.
B. I, II, and III are correct.
C. I and II are correct.
D. I and III are correct.
21. Deuterium and tritium are isotopes of Hydrogen. Which of the following is NOT true about
them?
A. Tritium has 3 neutrons and deuterium has 2.
B. The two isotopes differ in their mass number.
C. Both isotopes have one proton each.
D. The two isotopes have two electrons each

For items 22-24, consider the given data:

Atoms Number of Number of Number of

electrons neutrons protons
A 5 6 5
B 6 7 6
2
 C 6 8 6
D 7 7 7

22. Which atoms have the same atomic mass?

A. Atoms C and D C. Atoms B and C
B. Atoms A and D D. Atoms A and B
23. Which atom has an atomic number of 7?
A. Atom A C. Atom B
B. Atom C D. Atom D
24. Which atoms are isotopes?
A. Atoms C and D C. Atoms A and D
B. Atoms B and C D. Atoms A and B

25. In what region would the electrons of an atom most likely be found?
A. Shell C. Orbital
B. Nucleus D. Sublevel
26. Which of the following sentences is NOT true about the atomic model proposed by Bohr?
A. The hydrogen atom is made up of a positively charged nucleus.
B. The electron revolves around the nucleus in a circular orbit.
C. The energy of the electron in a given orbit is not fixed.
D. An electron may absorb or emit a quantity of radiation.
27. What makes up almost all of the mass of an atom?
A. protons and electrons C. neutrons
B. electrons D. protons and neutrons
28. Which of the following laws states that when two or more elements form more than one
compound, the ratio of the masses of one element that combine with a given mass of another
element in the different compounds is a ratio of small whole numbers.
A. Law of Conservation of Mass C. Law of Multiple Proportion
B. Law of Definite Proportion D. Law of Conservation of Energy
29. Which of the statements about the discovery of electrons is FALSE?
A. Because atoms are neutral, the existence of a negatively charged particle implied there
must be a positively charged component of an atom.
B. Thomson proposed that electrons were small particles held within a positively charged
sphere.
C. Rutherford proved the plum-pudding model correct.
D. The negatively charged electron is located outside the nucleus.
30. What did the alpha-scattering experiment reveal?
A. The atom is made up of a very small, massive, and positively charged nucleus.
B. The atom consists of negative charges embedded in a sphere of positive charges.
C. The electrons are negatively charged particles.
D. The protons are in the nucleus.
31. Which of the following descriptions of a subatomic particle is correct?
A. A proton has a positive charge and a negligible mass.
B. A neutron has a positive charge and a mass of approximately 1 amu.
C. A proton has a positive charge and a mass of approximately 1 amu.
D. An electron has a negative charge and a mass of approximately 1 amu.
32. Which of the following is NOT true for the atoms 13N, 14N, and 15N?
A. They all have 7 electrons.
B. They are isotopes.
C. They all have 7 protons.
D. They all have the same mass number.

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II. MATCHING TYPE. Associate the name of each prominent individual with the basic atomic
concept. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of the correct answer BEFORE each number. (13 pts)
Name of Person Concept
E 1. Karl Heisenberg A. arranged the elements in increasing atomic number
J 2. J. J Thomson B. believed that air is the primal matter
H 3. Ernest Rutherford C. proposed the Law of Conservation of Mass
M 4. Thales D. proposed that the electrons revolve around
C 5. Antoine Lavoisier the nucleus in planetary rings.
G 6. John Dalton E. formulated the uncertainty principle
D 7. Niels Bohr F. proposed the Law of Definite Proportion
K 8. Thales G. proponent of modern atomic theory
A 9. Moseley H. proposed the nuclear model of the atom
B 10. Anaximenes I. stated that matter was composed of four
L 11. Heraclitus elements – earth, air, water, fire
F 12. Joseph Proust J. discovered electron
I 13. Aristotle K. believed that water is the primal matter
L. believed that fire is the primal matter
M. discovered that electrons have particle/wave duality