ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND PERIODIC TABLE REVISION

What are the vertical columns in the periodic table called?

• Periods

• Elements

• Groups

• Atomic Number

What is the name given to the elements in group 0?

• Halogens

• Alkali metals

• Noble gases

• Alkaline earth metals

What is the relative charge of a proton?

• 1

• 0

• -1

• +1

True or false, Dmitri Mendeleev was a Polish scientist who played a big part in creating the periodic table?

• False

• True

What alkali metal reacts with water to produce a lilac flame?

• Sodium

• Potassium

• Lithium

• Ceasium

What substance are the alkali metals stored in?

• Oil

• Water

• Ethanol

• Lime water

True or false, overall atoms have no charge as there are ab equal number of protons (with a negative charge) and electrons (with a poisitive charge)

• True

• False

True or false, Mendeleevs and the modern periodic table both have a block of transition metals

• False

• True

What is the atomic number for Calcium?

• 60

• 20

• 40

Why are the noble gases a group of unreactive gases?

• They have 8 electrons in their outer shell

• They all have a full outer shell

• They have 3 electrons in their outer shell

• They have 2 electrons in their outer shell