Periodic Table Test

A ___________ is an arrangement of elements in columns

• columns
• rows
• periodic table
• electron shell

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In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

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

Each row in the periodic table is called a 

• group
• period
• cluster
• unit

Each column in the periodic table is called a 

• period
• group
• cluster
• unit

The atomic number tells you what?

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

The family in the periodic table that contains the most reactive metals is the_______

• Alkaline Earth Metals
• Transition Metals 
• Alkali Metals
• Other Metals

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Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?

• alkali metals
• alkaline earth metals
• halogens
• noble gases

Particles in an atom's nucleus that are neutral and have no charge are 

• megatrons. 
• electrons.
• neutrons.
• protons. 

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

• proton
• neutron
• electron
• quark

The atomic number of this pictured element is

• 28
• 58.6934
• Ni
• Nickel

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