Atoms and the Periodic Table

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

Scientist who was responsible for the first working periodic table was ...

• Gregor Mendel

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by

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

Sodium (Na) is found in period 

• 3
• 2
• 4
• 1

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Ancient philosopher who identified the term "atomos" as uncuttable...

• Socrates

• Galileo

• Democritus

• Empedocles

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Sodium (Na) is found in group 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The atomic number tells you what?  READ THE ANSWERS CAREFULLY

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

What does the mass number tell you? 

• Basically,the number of electrons and protons
• The number of neutrons
• Basically, the number of protons and neutrons
• The number of protons.

What does the 6 represent?

• atomic mass
• atomic number
• element name
• chemical symbol 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What does 12.011 represent?

• atomic mass
• atomic number
• mass number

• chemical symbol