The Periodic Table

The Periodic Table

by William Lovering

Multiple Choice

Most elements on the periodic table are classified as this:

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

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What is calcium classified as?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

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What is hydrogen classified as?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

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Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals are called:

• metalloids

• transition metals

• metametals

• alkali metals

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What is zinc classified as?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

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Metals in the D block are called:

• Metalloids

• Transition Metals

• Inner Transition Metals

• Alkaline Earth Metals

Fill in the Blank

Elements in the same group (column) have similar _______

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Number of valence electrons in halogens is ..........

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 7

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Which statement is true concerning the periodic table?

• rows go up and down and groups go across the table

• groups go up and down and rows go across the table

• rows go up and down and groups go up and down the table

• rows go across the table and groups go across the table

Multiple Choice

Which list of elements contains only metals?

• carbon, iodine, tin

• tin, copper, cesium

• helium, iron, copper

• iodine, carbon, argon

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How many valence electrons do Alkaline Earth Metals have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 7

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Alkali metals are found in which group of the periodic table?

• Group 1
• Group 2
• Group 7
• group 8 

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Which is the lightest alkali metal?

• Aluminium
• Hydrogen
• Lithium
• Potassium

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Alkaline Earth Metals are fairly reactive metals because they only have 2 valence electrons and a full shell underneath

• True

• False

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You can find chunks of alkali metals in nature because they do not like to form compounds and are not reactive.

• True

• False

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What is the mean of the "halogens"?

• acid former

• salt former

• alkali former

• non metal former

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Where are the"Halogens" located in periodic table?

• group 1

• group 2

• group 17

• group 18

Multiple Select

Atomic radius increases: (choose 2)

• right to left across a period

• top to bottom in a column

• left to right across a period

• bottom to top in a column

Open Ended

What explains why atomic radius decreases moving left to right across a period?

Open Ended

Why does atomic radius increase when you move down a group?

Multiple Choice

Which element has a greater atomic radius, sulfur (S) or tellurium (Te)?

• sulfur

• tellurium

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Which element has the greatest ionization energy: Aluminum (Al)    or    Chlorine (Cl)?

• Aluminum (Al)
• Chlorine (Cl)

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Which element has the greatest electronegativity: Nitrogen (N) or Arsenic (As)?

• Nitrogen (N)
• Arsenic (As)

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Electronegativity is the...

• energy needed to remove the outermost electron.
• ability of an atom to attract electrons from another atom.

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Ionization energy is the...

• energy needed to remove the outermost electron.
• ability of an atom to attract electrons from another atom.

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ELECTRONEGATIVITY __________ from left to right across a period and __________ from top to bottom down a group.

• decreases, increases

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, decreases

Multiple Choice

The element with the largest electronegativity is -

• At

• F

• Cl

• Br