ATOMIC STRUCTURE – TOP 50 MCQs 


1. Who discovered the electron?

   A) Rutherford

   B) Chadwick

   C) Bohr

   D) J.J. Thomson

   **Answer: D**


2. Who discovered the nucleus?

   A) Dalton

   B) Bohr

   C) Thomson

   D) Rutherford

   **Answer: D**


3. Which particle has no charge?

   A) Proton

   B) Electron

   C) Positron

   D) Neutron

   **Answer: D**


4. Atomic number is equal to:

   A) Number of neutrons

   B) Protons + Neutrons

   C) Number of electrons only

   D) Number of protons

   **Answer: D**


5. Mass number is equal to:

   A) Protons × Neutrons

   B) Electrons + Protons

   C) Electrons + Neutrons

   D) Protons + Neutrons

   **Answer: D**


6. Charge of an electron is:

   A) +1

   B) 0

   C) +2

   D) –1

   **Answer: D**


7. Protons are present in the:

   A) Orbit

   B) Shell

   C) Valence shell

   D) Nucleus

   **Answer: D**


8. Electron was discovered using:

   A) Gold foil experiment

   B) Oil drop experiment

   C) Alpha scattering experiment

   D) Cathode ray tube experiment

   **Answer: D**


9. Maximum electrons in K shell are:

   A) 8

   B) 18

   C) 32

   D) 2

   **Answer: D**


10. Formula for maximum electrons in a shell is:

    A) n²

    B) 2n

    C) n³

    D) 2n²

    **Answer: D**


11. Maximum electrons in L shell are:

    A) 2

    B) 18

    C) 32

    D) 8

    **Answer: D**


12. Maximum electrons in M shell are:

    A) 8

    B) 32

    C) 50

    D) 18

    **Answer: D**


13. Who proposed fixed electron orbits?

    A) Dalton

    B) Thomson

    C) Rutherford

    D) Bohr

    **Answer: D**


14. Atomic number of Hydrogen is:

    A) 2

    B) 3

    C) 4

    D) 1

    **Answer: D**


15. Atomic number of Oxygen is:

    A) 6

    B) 7

    C) 9

    D) 8

    **Answer: D**


16. Carbon has how many protons?

    A) 4

    B) 8

    C) 12

    D) 6

    **Answer: D**


17. Identity of an element depends on:

    A) Electrons

    B) Neutrons

    C) Mass number

    D) Protons

    **Answer: D**


18. Isotopes have the same:

    A) Mass number

    B) Atomic mass

    C) Number of neutrons

    D) Atomic number

    **Answer: D**


19. Isobars have the same:

    A) Atomic number

    B) Electrons

    C) Protons

    D) Mass number

    **Answer: D**


20. Which particle has negligible mass?

    A) Proton

    B) Neutron

    C) Alpha particle

    D) Electron

    **Answer: D**


21. Alpha particles are:

    A) Electrons

    B) Neutrons

    C) Protons

    D) Helium nuclei

    **Answer: D**


22. Rutherford's experiment proved:

    A) Atoms are solid

    B) Electrons are positive

    C) Neutrons exist

    D) Atoms have a nucleus

    **Answer: D**


23. Most of the atom is:

    A) Solid

    B) Water

    C) Gas

    D) Empty space

    **Answer: D**


24. Atomic number of Sodium is:

    A) 10

    B) 12

    C) 13

    D) 11

    **Answer: D**


25. Electronic configuration of Sodium is:

    A) 2,7,2

    B) 2,8,2

    C) 2,6,3

    D) 2,8,1

    **Answer: D**


26. Atomic number of Chlorine is:

    A) 16

    B) 18

    C) 19

    D) 17

    **Answer: D**


27. Electronic configuration of Chlorine is:

    A) 2,8,8

    B) 2,7,8

    C) 2,6,9

    D) 2,8,7

    **Answer: D**


28. Valence electrons are present in the:

    A) First shell

    B) Inner shell

    C) Nucleus

    D) Outermost shell

    **Answer: D**


29. Noble gases have:

    A) Incomplete outer shell

    B) One electron

    C) Two protons

    D) Complete outer shell

    **Answer: D**


30. Helium has how many electrons?

    A) 1

    B) 4

    C) 8

    D) 2

    **Answer: D**


31. Atomic number of Magnesium is:

    A) 10

    B) 14

    C) 16

    D) 12

    **Answer: D**


32. Electronic configuration of Magnesium is:

    A) 2,8,1

    B) 2,7,3

    C) 2,6,4

    D) 2,8,2

    **Answer: D**


33. Who discovered the neutron?

    A) Rutherford

    B) Thomson

    C) Bohr

    D) Chadwick

    **Answer: D**


34. Atomic mass is measured in:

    A) kg

    B) g

    C) mole

    D) amu (u)

    **Answer: D**


35. One atomic mass unit is:

    A) Mass of proton

    B) Mass of neutron

    C) Mass of electron

    D) 1/12 of the mass of Carbon-12 atom

    **Answer: D**


36. Calcium has how many shells?

    A) 2

    B) 3

    C) 5

    D) 4

    **Answer: D**


37. Electronic configuration of Calcium is:

    A) 2,8,7,3

    B) 2,8,9,1

    C) 2,8,6,4

    D) 2,8,8,2

    **Answer: D**


38. Which particle is negatively charged?

    A) Proton

    B) Neutron

    C) Alpha particle

    D) Electron

    **Answer: D**


39. Which particle is positively charged?

    A) Electron

    B) Neutron

    C) Photon

    D) Proton

    **Answer: D**


40. An atom is electrically neutral because:

    A) Protons = Neutrons

    B) Neutrons = Electrons

    C) Mass = Charge

    D) Protons = Electrons

    **Answer: D**


41. Rutherford used which metal foil?

    A) Copper

    B) Silver

    C) Iron

    D) Gold

    **Answer: D**


42. Electrons revolve around the:

    A) Proton

    B) Neutron

    C) Alpha particle

    D) Nucleus

    **Answer: D**


43. Hydrogen-1 has how many neutrons?

    A) 1

    B) 2

    C) 3

    D) 0

    **Answer: D**


44. The lightest element is:

    A) Helium

    B) Lithium

    C) Carbon

    D) Hydrogen

    **Answer: D**


45. Oxygen has how many protons?

    A) 6

    B) 10

    C) 16

    D) 8

    **Answer: D**


46. A neutral Oxygen atom has how many electrons?

    A) 6

    B) 10

    C) 16

    D) 8

    **Answer: D**


47. Electronic configuration of Oxygen is:

    A) 2,8

    B) 2,5

    C) 2,7

    D) 2,6

    **Answer: D**


48. The shell nearest to the nuc

leus is:

    A) L shell

    B) M shell

    C) N shell

    D) K shell

    **Answer: D**


49. The first shell of an atom is called:

    A) L shell

    B) M shell

    C) N shell

    D) K shell

    **Answer: D**


50. Who proposed the Plum Pudding Model?

    A) Bohr

    B) Rutherford

    C) Dalton

    D) J.J. Thomson

    **Answer: D**