Question

Atomic models have been improved over the years. Arrange the following atomic models in the order of their chronological order (i) Rutherford's atomic model (ii) Thomson's atomic model (iii) Bohr's atomic model

Why did Rutherford select a gold foil in his α–ray scattering experiment?

Match the names of the Scientists given in column A with their contributions towards the understanding of the atomic structure as given in column B (A) (B) (a) Ernest Rutherford (i) Indivisibility of atoms (b) J.J.Thomson (ii) Stationary orbits (c) Dalton (iii) Concept of nucleus (d) Neils Bohr (iv) Discovery of electrons (e) James Chadwick (v) Atomic number (f) E. Goldstein (vi) Neutron (g) Mosley (vii) Canal rays

Fill in the blanks in the following statements (a) Rutherford's α-particle scattering experiment led to the discovery of the ——— (b) Isotopes have same ———but different———. (c) Neon and chlorine have atomic numbers 10 and 17 respectively. Their valencies will be———and———respectively. (d) The electronic configuration of silicon is ———and that of sulphur is ———.