Periodic Table Vocab Quiz

What is the Periodic Table?

• A) A list of chemical reactions

• B) A chart that organizes information about all of the known elements according to their properties

• C) A collection of scientific laws

• D) A database of scientific experiments

What defines an Element?

• A) Describes how likely an element is to form bonds with other elements.

• B) A mixture of two or more substances

• C) A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical means

• D) A compound made of two or more elements

What is a Period?

• A) Elements found naturally on Earth

• B) A horizontal row (left to right) in the periodic table.

• C) Elements that can be broken down into simpler substances

• D) Elements that are identified with an atomic number less than 93

What is an Atom?

• A) The smallest unit of a compound

• B) The largest unit of an element

• C) The smallest unit of an element that has all of the properties of the element

• D) A type of molecule

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Where can you find the Atomic Number of an element in the periodic table?

• A) At the bottom of the element box

• B) At the top of the element box

• C) In a horizontal row

• D) In a vertical column

What does the term "Valence Electrons" refer to?

• A) Electrons that are located in the innermost energy level of an atom

• B) Protons that are located in the outermost energy level of an atom

• C) Neutrons that are located in the nucleus of an atom

• D) Electrons that are located in the outermost energy level of an atom

What is the Electron Cloud?

• The region surrounding the nucleus of an atom where protons are located.

• The region surrounding the nucleus of an atom where electrons are located.

• The outermost shell of an atom where chemical reactions occur.

• The space within the nucleus of an atom where neutrons are found.

What is an Ion?

• A molecule that has gained or lost one or more protons.

• An atom that has an equal number of protons and electrons.

• An atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons.

• A bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.

Which of the following best describes an Ionic Bond?

• A bond formed when two atoms share valence electrons.

• A bond formed by the transfer of neutrons from one atom to another.

• A bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

• A bond formed between two metal atoms.

What is a Group?

• Describes how likely an element is to form bonds with other elements.

• A bond formed between two nonmetal atoms.

• A vertical column (up and down) on the periodic table.

• A bond formed between a metal and a nonmetal.