TOPIC 2

THE STRUCTURE OF ATOM

1. Which of the following substances will become gas when heated without
becoming a liquid?
A
Ice
B
Iron
C
Iodine
D
Sodium chloride
2. The diagram shows a model of an atom.

Who introduced this model?

A
Neils Bohr
B
John Dalton
C
James Chadwick
D
Ernest Rutherford
3. Table 1 shows the melting point of substance P,Q,R and S.
Substances
Melting Boiling
point/oC point/oC
P
-187
-126
Q
-78
70
R
75
130
S
114
444
TABLE 1
A
P
B
Q
C
R
D
S
4. Which of the following processes is not true?
Process
A
B

Boiling
Freezing

Condensation

Change of
state
Liquid to gas
Liquid to
solid
Gas to liquid

Change of energy
content
Energy is absorbed
Energy is produced
Energy is produced

Evaporation

Solid to gas

Energy is produced

5. Which of the following scientist has give the latest accepted structure of an atom?
Scientist
Neils Bohr

Structure of the atom

Electrons move in a circular orbit around the
nucleus along a fixed shell
John Dalton The atom is spherical in shape and is made up
positive charges with negative charged
electrons moving around them
Ernest
Every matter consist of small particles known
Rutherford
as atoms
J.J.Thomson The alpha particle is yhe positively charged
particle

A
B
C
D

6. Figure 1 shows graphically the heating effect of substance S?

Temperature/oC

80o

t1

t2

time/minute

What are the conclusions that can be made from the graph?
I.
The melting point of substances S is 80oC.
II.
At the time t1 substance S begins to melt.
III.
After the time t2, all the mass of substance S has changed to the liquid
state.
IV.
Substance S is in both the liquid and solid states from the time t1 to t2.
A.
B.
C.

I and III only

I and IV only
I,II and IV only

D.

I ,II,III and IV

7. Table 2 shows the proton number for the elements I,J,K,and L.

Element Proton number
I
3
J
8
K
10
L
19
Table 2
Which of the elements has 4 electrons shells?
A.
I
B.
J
C.
K
D.
L
8. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be fill the first shell of an
atom?
A
2
B
4
C
8
D
18
9. Table 3 shows the number of protons for elements P,Q,R,S, and T.
Element
P
Q
R
S
T
Proton
3
8
10 11 20
number
Table 3
Which of the following has the same electron valence?
A
Element P and element S
B
Element Q and element S
C
Element R and element S
D
Element S and element T
10. Which of the following shows that the sodium atom and the potassium have a
some similar feature(s)?
I
The electron number
II
The number of electron shells
III
The number of electrons

IV

The number of neutrons

A
B.
C.
D.

I and II only
II and IV only
I,II and III only
I ,II,III and IV

STUCTURED ITEMS
1.

(a) Name the three subatomic particles in the structure of an atom.

(b) What is meant by
(i) proton number?
(ii) nucleon number?
(c ) Complete the following relationship :
Nucleon number = number of protons + _________________
(d) Based on Table 1 , answer the following questions:
(i) What is the proton number of D?
(ii) Suggest a suitable nucleon number for H.
(e) Draw a diagram