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From his experiments, J. J. Thomson concluded that

A
cathode ray particles can move at very fast speeds.
B
cathode ray particles can be moved by electric current.
C
atoms contain small positively charged particles that are called protons.
D
atoms contain small negatively charged particles that are called electrons.
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Which activity is the best demonstration of J.J. Thomson’s use of creativity in his work?

A
ignoring observations in his experiment
B
interpreting the results of his experiment
C
physically assembling the apparatus for his experiment
D
reading about Joseph Proust’s work
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Which particle is J. J. Thomson credited with discovering?

A
electron
B
neutron
C
proton
D
photon
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Which activity best demonstrates Ernest Rutherford’s creativity?

A
questioning the correctness of the plum pudding model
B
designing an experiment to test the plum pudding model
C
making observations about the gold foil experiment
D
summarizing the conclusions from the gold foil experiment as a theory
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Which statement best summarizes the importance of Ernest Rutherford’s gold foil experiment?

A
It proved that all of John Dalton’s postulates were true.
B
It verified J. J. Thomson’s work on the atomic structure.
C
It showed that an electron circles a nucleus in a fixed-energy orbit.
D
It showed that a nucleus occupies a small part of the whole atom.
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What did Ernest Rutherford’s gold foil experiment demonstrate about atoms?

A
Their positive charge is located in a small region that is called the nucleus.
B
Their negative charge is located in small particles that are called electrons.
C
Their nucleus makes up the majority of the volume of the atom.
D
Their electrons are floating in a sea of positive charges.
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Whose work directly resulted in the development of an atomic model that has negative electrons stuck within a sea of positive material?

A
Democritus
B
Rutherford
C
Thomson
D
Dalton
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Which statement best describes John Dalton’s use of creativity in his work?

A
He reinterpreted and retested Joseph Proust’s results.
B
He used a philosophy to conduct his experiment.
C
He recorded his results as four parts of the atomic theory.
D
He rejected Democritus’s idea that matter was composed of atoms.
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How did the development of the earliest idea about atoms differ from the later work of scientists?

A
It was based on sound evidence.
B
There were explanations for the idea.
C
It was based on the thoughts of an early philosopher.
D
There were experiments conducted to support the idea.
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What could J. J. Thomson conclude from his experiments?

A
Atoms are mostly empty space.
B
Most of the mass of the atom is concentrated in the center.
C
Atoms must balance positive and negative particles.
D
Atoms are indivisible.

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