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1

Who proposed the concept of atoms as indivisible and indestructible particles?

A

John Dalton

B

J.J. Thomson

C

Niels Bohr

D

Democritus

correct option: d
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2

Which scientist discovered the electron and proposed the "plum pudding" model of the atom?

A

Ernest Rutherford

B

James Chadwick

C

J.J. Thomson

 

D

John Dalton

correct option: c
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3

Who conducted the gold foil experiment, leading to the discovery of the atomic nucleus?

A

Niels Bohr

B

Ernest Rutherford

C

Democritus

D

Albert Einstein

correct option: b
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4

Which scientist proposed the planetary model of the atom, with electrons orbiting around a central nucleus?

A

John Dalton

B

Niels Bohr

C

James Chadwick

D

J.J. Thomson

correct option: b
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5

Which scientist proposed the concept of energy levels or electron shells within the atom?

A

Albert Einstein

B

Ernest Rutherford

C

Democritus

D

Niels Bohr

correct option: d
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6

Who discovered the neutron, an uncharged particle in the atomic nucleus?

 

A

James Chadwick

B

J.J. Thomson

C

John Dalton

D

Ernest Rutherford

correct option: a
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7

Which scientist formulated the modern atomic theory?

A

Albert Einstein

B

Democritus

C

John Dalton

 

D

Niels Bohr

correct option: c
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8

Which scientist proposed the wave-particle duality of electrons and developed the quantum mechanical model of the atom?

A

J.J. Thomson

B

James Chadwick

C

Albert Einstein

D

Niels Bohr

correct option: c
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9

Who first introduced the concept of isotopes and explained atomic spectra using quantum theory?

A

James Chadwick

B

Ernest Rutherford

C

Niels Bohr

D

Albert Einstein

correct option: c
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10

Who is credited with the discovery of the atomic nucleus and the development of the nuclear model of the atom?

 

A

John Dalton

B

J.J. Thomson

 

C

Ernest Rutherford

 

D

Democritus

correct option: c
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