Fundamental Forces
History of the Atom
Subatomic Particles
Even More
Subatomic Particles
Misfit Questions
100

This force is trying to pull you down into the Earth

What is gravity

100

The "plum pudding" model was created after the discovery of this negatively-charged particle

What is the electron

100

This positively charged particle is found in the nucleus

What is the proton

100

Protons and neutrons are almost the exact same, in this measurement

What is mass

100

A substance made of only one type of atom, chemically speaking

What is an element
200

The repulsion from this force keep atoms from passing through each other

What is electric force

200

This phrase is what Democritus meant when he first called an imaginary particle "atom"

What is un-cuttable or indivisible

200

The electron is NOT found in this location of the atom

What is the nucleus

200

Protons and electrons share this exact quantity, but in opposite directions

What is charge

200

A change in the number of these particles will change the chemical identity (or element) of an atom

What is a proton

300

Electric force would cause two negative charges to do this

What is push or repel

300

The Rutherford experiment led to a model that shows the atom as mostly this, volume-wise

What is empty space

300

This subatomic particle does not interact with the electric force

What is the neutron

300

Light waves have this quantity of mass, and of charge

What is zero

300

A change in the number of these particles will turn a neutral atom into an ion of the same element

What is an electron

400

The electric force would cause a negative charge and a positive charge to do this

What is pull or attract

400

The Bohr model of the atom differs from the Rutherford model by the inclusion of theses specific and predictable energy levels

What are orbitals

400

The lowest energy state can hold this number of electrons in it

What is 2

400

When two atoms share a pair of electrons, they create one of these

What is a chemical bond

400

A change in the number of these particles will create a different isotope of the same element

What is a neutron

500

This is the strongest fundamental force, strong enough to keep protons stuck together.

What is the strong nuclear force

500

The Schrodinger model shows electrons as these, instead of as particles

What are waves

500

Going even smaller: protons and neutrons are made of this type of particle

What is a quark or gluon

500

When light interacts with an atom, it allows this thing to be absorbed or released

What is energy

500

This cone-shaped flask is good for mixing liquid chemicals by swirling from the neck

What is an Erlenmeyer flask

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