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Explorer Quiz 2



This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1.
Who proposed the plum-pudding model of the atom?


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Question 2.
James Chadwick received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1935 for what discovery?


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Question 3.
What are isotopes?


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Question 4.
Use the periodic table in the front of your book to determine which of the following elements is radioactive and unstable.


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Question 5.
Which of the following forms of radiant energy has the highest energy?


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Question 6.
Which of the following is not an example of radiant energy?


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Question 7.
Which statement was not part of Niels Bohr's planetary model of the atom?


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Question 8.
What is the maximum number of electrons in a 3s sublevel?


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Question 9.
What is the maximum number of electrons in the first energy level?


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Question 10.
Which element has the following electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p4?


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Question 11.
What is the electron configuration for lithium?


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Question 12.
What is the general shape of a p orbital?


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