Quiz about Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt

Question 1

Which element is number 14 on the periodic table?

Accepted Answer

Silicon

Answer

Nitrogen

Answer

Potassium

Answer

Calcium

Question 2

What is the element symbol for Californium?

Accepted Answer

Cf

Answer

C

Answer

Ca

Answer

Cm

Question 3

How many protons are in an atom of Bismuth?

Accepted Answer

83

Answer

209

Answer

126

Answer

292

Question 4

What is the atomic mass of Silver?

Accepted Answer

108

Answer

47

Answer

155

Answer

61

Question 5

Which element has a symbol that is not the first letter of the name of the element?

Accepted Answer

Tin

Answer

Magnesium

Answer

Osmium

Answer

Lithium

Question 6

Which element has the lowest atomic mass?

Accepted Answer

Ne

Answer

K

Answer

Sc

Answer

Nb

Question 7

What is the first element with an atomic mass greater than 100?

Accepted Answer

Ru

Answer

Fm

Answer

Zr

Answer

Ga

Question 8

True or false: Tin and Antimony are in the same column.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 9

How many electrons are in an atom of Krypton?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

84

Answer

120

Answer

48

Question 10

What is the name of the element with the symbol W?

Accepted Answer

Tungsten

Answer

Gold

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Silver

Question 11

Name a letter never used in any element symbol.

Accepted Answer

J

Answer

X

Answer

H

Answer

P

Question 12

What is a chemical symbol?

Accepted Answer

A one or two letter abbreviation from the elements English or Latin name.

Answer

Its equal to the number of protons in the nucleus as well as the number of electrons in the electron cloud.

Answer

The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in a specific atom.

Question 13

What does the term atomic number mean?

Accepted Answer

Its equal to the number of protons in the nucleus as well as the number of electrons in the electron cloud.

Answer

The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in a specific isotope.

Answer

A one or two letter abbreviation derived from the elements English of Latin name.

Question 14

What does the term atomic mass mean?

Accepted Answer

The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in a specific isotope.

Answer

Its equal to the number of protons in the nucleus as well as the number of electrons in the electron cloud.

Answer

A one or two letter abbreviation derived from the elements English of Latin name.

Question 15

What is the symbol for the element that is named after "The land of the free and the home of the brave"?

Accepted Answer

Am

Answer

Fr

Answer

Br

Answer

Ar

Question 16

What is the atomic number for the element named after this genius (Albert Einstein)?

Accepted Answer

99

Answer

68

Answer

63

Answer

34

Question 17

This element is used to make expensive jewelry like wedding rings, chains and grills.

Accepted Answer

Au

Answer

Gd

Answer

Si

Answer

Ga

Question 18

Using a copy of the periodic table of elements, find the atomic symbol: Lanthanum

Accepted Answer

La

Answer

Li

Answer

L

Answer

Th

Question 19

Using a copy of the periodic table of elements, find the atomic symbol: Krypton

Accepted Answer

Kr

Answer

Kp

Answer

Sm

Answer

Pt

Question 20

Write the name of the element represented by the following atomic symbols: Pt

Accepted Answer

Platinum

Answer

Plutonium

Answer

Poison

Answer

Lead

Question 21

The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...

Accepted Answer

atomic mass

Answer

atomic number

Answer

chemical symbol

Answer

element name

Question 22

The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...

Accepted Answer

atomic number

Answer

atomic mass

Answer

Chemical Symbol

Answer

Element Name

Question 23

What subatomic particles would you find in the nucleus of an atom?

Accepted Answer

Protons and Neutrons

Answer

Protons only

Answer

Neutrons and Electrons

Answer

Protons and Electrons

Question 24

An atom has 10 protons, 15 neutrons and 10 electrons what is its atomic mass number.

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

20

Answer

10

Answer

5

Question 25

The mass of one proton is greater than the mass of one...

Accepted Answer

electron

Answer

neutron

Question 26

Which letter represents a proton?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 27

Which letter represents a neutron?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 28

Which letter represents an electron?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 29

What is the atomic number of the atom pictured?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

18

Answer

19

Question 30

An electron has a _____ charge.

Accepted Answer

negative

Answer

positive

Answer

neutral

Question 31

The center of an atom is known as the

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Answer

electron cloud

Answer

neutron cloud

Question 32

Which atom is this?

Accepted Answer

O- Oxygen

Answer

Ox- Oxygen

Answer

o- Oxygen

Answer

On- Oxygen

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