Reading the Periodic Table

Each column in the periodic table is called a 

• period
• group
• cluster
• unit

The atomic number of this pictured element is

• 28
• 58.6934
• Ni
• Nickel

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A negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)

• proton
• neutron
• electron
• quark

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Valence electrons are: 

• Electrons farthest away from the nucleus
• Electrons closest to the nucleus
• Electrons that just come and go - they don't stay with the atom

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The atomic number tells you what?

• number of electrons
• number of protons
• number of neutrons
• both electrons and protons in an atom.

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.

• column
• group
• period

A proton is....

• A negatively charged subatomic particle
• A positively charged subatomic particle
• A neutrally charged subatomic particle
• The only subatomic particle located in the nucleus

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

• atomic mass
• atomic number
• valence electrons
• number of isotopes

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What does the 1.00794 stand for?

• Hydrogen
• atomic number
• atomic mass
• atomic explosion

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Why is water NOT on the periodic table?

• It is naturally occuring
• It is a compound, not an element
• It exists as a solid, a liquid, and a gas
• Its chemical formula doesn't fit