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Physical Science 9th Edition Tillery Test Bank
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Chapter 08 - Atoms and Periodic Properties
Chapter 08
Atoms and Periodic Properties
1. Elements in the same row of the periodic table exhibit similar chemical properties.
FALSE
4. Millikan found that all of the oil droplets in his apparatus carried a charge that was an
integer multiple of one particular value.
TRUE
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5. The atomic number of an element is the total number of protons and neutrons in the
nucleus.
FALSE
6. Einstein proposed that electrons on the surface of a metal gradually absorb energy from
photons until they have enough energy to leave the surface.
FALSE
7. An electron moves from one orbital to another only when it absorbs or emits energy.
TRUE
8. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle says that you cannot know the momentum or the
position of an electron exactly.
FALSE
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10. Protons are so much more massive than electrons that you can neglect the mass of
electrons when determining the mass of an atom.
TRUE
11. John Dalton reasoned that atoms exist from the evidence that
A. there are numerous, tiny empty spaces in matter.
B. elements always combined in certain fixed ratios.
C. elements could not be broken down into simpler substances.
D. matter was homogeneous.
12. J. J. Thomson reasoned that cathode rays were really charged particles because
A. a magnet deflected cathode rays.
B. cathode rays formed only when the air was pumped out of a discharge tube.
C. the properties of the cathode rays depended on the cathode material.
D. the cathode rays were attracted to the anode.
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13. When Rutherford found that some of the alpha particles fired at the gold foil were widely
deflected, he concluded that
A. gold was an element, not a compound as previously believed.
B. atoms are solid, with spaces between them.
C. atoms are electrically neutral.
D. the positive charge in an atom is concentrated in a tiny nucleus.
15. Rutherford concluded from his calculations that the volume of an atom
A. is filled with protons, neutrons, and electrons.
B. is mostly protons, with electrons revolving around the outside.
C. is filled with electrons.
D. is mostly empty space.
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19. The fact that wavelengths of the four lines in the Balmer series fit a regular pattern was
evidence supporting the idea that
A. electrons could exist in only four energy states in a hydrogen atom.
B. there must be four electrons in each hydrogen atom.
C. electrons could only gain or lose specific amounts of energy in hydrogen atoms.
D. electrons were continuously losing energy.
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22. The quantum mechanical model of the atom differs from the Bohr model in that it
A. considers the electron as a particle.
B. considers the electron as a wave.
C. predicts the specific location of the electron in an atom.
D. states that electrons can only exist at specific distances from the nucleus.
23. The proposal that matter, like light, exhibits wave-like behavior was
A. verified in diffraction experiments with a beam of electrons.
B. never tested since it was known to be impossible.
C. shown to be theoretically possible, but never verified by experiment.
D. verified by physical measurements of a moving baseball.
24. The maximum number of electrons that can have the principal quantum number 2 in a
given atom is
A. 2.
B. 4.
C. 8.
D. ...it varies from atom to atom.
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26. Photons of which of the following colors of light possess the greatest amount of energy?
A. blue
B. green
C. yellow
D. red
27. In the Bohr model of the atom, the energy state of an electron could be described with one
number. The quantum mechanical model of the atom requires how many numbers to do the
same?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. It varies from atom to atom.
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