The Periodic Table

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The positively charged particle in an atom.

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• Nucleus

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The smallest part of any element. Made up of protons, neutrons and electrons.

• Atom

• AMU

• Ion

• Isotope

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The negatively charged particles in an atom

• Proton

• Electron

• Neutron

• Electron Cloud

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The particles in the nucleus of an atom that do not have a charge (neutral)

• Proton

• Electron

• Neutron

• Ion

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The small, dense, positively charged center of an atom

• Neutron

• Proton

• Nucleus

• Electron

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What determines the order of elements on today's periodic table?

• increasing atomic mass

• decreasing atomic mass

• increasing atomic number

• decreasing atomic number

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Look at the periodic table. Which list of elements forms a group on the periodic table?

• Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, and Ne

• He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn

• B, Si, As, Te, and At

• Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Ni, and Zd

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The columns on the Periodic Table are known as..

• periods

• rows

• groups

• periodics

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the rows on the periodic table are called..

• groups

• periods

• columns

• periodics

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Who is the scientist who created the modern periodic table

• Darwin

• Mendeleev

• Newton

• Watson

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What type of substance is identified in the periodic table

• Chemical

• compound

• mixture

• element

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What does the atomic number mean

• Number of protons

• Number of electrons

• Number of neutrons

• Number of neutrons and protons

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The period number is ................. the periodic table

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The group number is ................ the periodic table

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The atomic number tells you what?

• number of electrons in that atom

• number of protons in that atom

• number of neutrons in that atom

• both neutrons and protons in an atom.

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There are millions of different elements in the world.

• True

• False

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Oxygen is an element.

• True

• False

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Air is an element.

• True

• False

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IN the Periodic Table, atoms are arranged in order of

• size

• mass number

• atomic number

• the date they were discovered

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Which is NOT a property of metals?

• brittleness

• conductivity

• ductility

• luster

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What are two properties that make a metal a good choice to use as wire in electronics?

• conductivity, malleability

• ductility, conductivity

• luster, malleability

• malleability, high density

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Where are most metals on the periodic table?

• on the left side only

• on the right side only

• in the middle only

• on the left side and in the middle

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Using the periodic table, which element is a metalloid?

• carbon

• silicon

• oxygen

• aluminum

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Iodine is a nonmetal. What is one property of iodine?

• conductivity

• dull appearance

• malleability

• ductility

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What is one similarity among elements in a group?

• atomic mass

• atomic weight

• chemical properties

• practical uses

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Where are most nonmetals located on the periodic table?

• in the bottom row

• on the left side and in the middle

• on the right side

• in the top row

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Metals are found on the _________ hand side of the periodic table

• centre

• right

• left

• top right

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The elements in the middle of the periodic table are known as the __________ metals

• reactive

• unreactive

• transition

• vigorous

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Group 1 elements are also known as ________

• The noble gases

• The Halogens

• The Alkali metals

• The transition metals

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Which Group 1 element is the most reactive out of these..

• lithium

• sodium

• potassium

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When a metal reacts with water, what gas is produced?

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

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Group 7 elements are also known as the_________

• Noble gases

• Halogens

• Transition metals

• Alkali metals

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Group 0 elements are also known as the____________

• Halogens

• Alkali metals

• Noble gases

• Transition metals

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Magnesium + oxygen --> ______________

• magnesium carbonate

• magnesium dioxide

• magnesium oxide

• magnesium iodide

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Sodium + iodine -----> _______________

• sodium iodine

• sodium iodide

• sodium oxide

• sodium carbonate

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Lithium + water ------> lithium __________ + ____________

• oxide + oxygen

• hydroxide + hydrogen

• hydroxide + carbon dioxide

• hydroxide + oxygen

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Which two of these words are properties of a metal?

• sonorous

• dull

• shiny

• poor conductor of electricity

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What Group is oxygen in on the periodic table

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 7

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Which group is magnesium in on the periodic table?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which one is a noble gas

• Chlorine

• Neon

• SIlver

• Magnesium

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What group number are the Halogens

• 1

• 0

• 7

• 3

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Which one is a alkali metal

• Sodium

• Fluorine

• Helium

• Magnesium

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What is the atomic symbol for Chlorine

• C

• Cn

• Cl

• Cs

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What's the atomic number of Sodium

• Na

• 11

• 22.990

• 1

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Which one is a metal

• Carbon

• Magnesium

• Oxygen

• Bromine

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All of the elements shown in blue are ________.

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

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The atomic number tells you what?

• number of electrons in that atom

• number of protons in that atom

• number of neutrons in that atom

• both neutrons and protons in an atom.

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Using the periodic table, which element is a metalloid?

• carbon

• silicon

• oxygen

• aluminum

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What is the chemical symbol for Sodium?

• S

• So

• Na

• Ca

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What is the chemical symbol for sulfur?

• S

• So

• Na

• K

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How many protons are in a nitrogen atom?

• 5

• 7

• 14

• 28

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Which element has an atomic number of 6?

• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Xenon
• Sodium

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The positive particles of an atom are

• electrons

• positrons

• neutrons

• protons

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Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 

• negatrons 
• electrons 
• neutrons 
• protons 

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The particles that are found in the nucleus of an atom are

• neutrons and electrons
• electrons only
• protons and neutrons
• protons and electrons

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Which part of the atom has a negative charge?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

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What is the center of the atom called?

• Orbital

• Ring

• Nucleus

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How many protons are in Neon?

• 20

• 10

• 30

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There are millions of different substances in the world.

• True

• False

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How many elements are liquid at room temperature?

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Most elements are metals.

• True

• False

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All gases are elements.

• True

• False

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All elements are gases.

• True

• False

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All the solid elements are metals.

• True

• False

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There are no new elements to be discovered.

• True

• False

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How many elements are there in the modern Periodic Table

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Humans are made up of atoms.

• True

• False

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Water is an element: it is made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

• True

• False

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Copper is an element: it contains only one sort of atom.

• True

• False

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Carbon dioxide is an element because it is made of carbon and oxygen

atoms.

• True

• False

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All the atoms in gold have the same number of protons.

• True

• False

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What type of elements are made in laboratories and do not occur naturally on Earth?

• metals

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• synthetic

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What group of elements are good conductors of heat and electricity?

• metals

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• synthetic

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Which element would make the best electrical wire?

• copper

• lithium

• zinc

• sodium

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Which property is characteristic of most metals?

• dull in appearance

• gas at room temperature

• poor conductor of electricity and heat

• solid at room temperature

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Which is a physical property of alkali metals?

• denser than transition elements

• high ionization energy

• little reaction with oxygen

• silvery appearance

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What is the most common element in the universe?

• hydrogen

• carbon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

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Which of the following is a characteristic of most metals?

• gases at room temperature

• poor conductors of electricity

• shiny luster

• dull in appearance

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The __________ is a chart created by chemists to organize the elements according to repeated changes in properties.

• mass number

• periodic table

• isotope

• metalloid list

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Which best describes the three general groups of elements?

• metals, nonmetals, and noble gases

• metals, metalloids, and synthetics

• solid, liquid, and gas

• metals, metalloids, and nonmetals

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Who formed the first periodic table?

• Dalton

• Moseley

• Democritus

• Mendeleev

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Ninety percent of all the atoms in the universe are __________.

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• carbon

• oxygen