Periodic Table and Nuclear Chemistry Quiz

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called? _____________.

• Groups
• Blocks
• Periods
• Families

What are the vertical columns called? __________________

• Sections
• Periods

• Rows
• Groups

The period an element is on tells you how many ________________________ it has.

• energy levels
• valence electrons

• protons

• electrons

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The group an element is in tells you how many ________________________ it has.

• valence electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• energy rings

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Elements in the same family have similar properties because they have the same number of __________________

• protons
• valence electrons
• neutrons
• core electrons

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What is an isotope? _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

• An isotope is a variant of an element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
• An isotope is an element with different numbers of protons.
• An isotope is a molecule made of two or more different elements.
• An isotope is a type of chemical bond between elements.

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What is an ion? __________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

• An ion is a neutral atom.
• An ion is a molecule with no charge.
• An ion is a charged atom or molecule.
• An ion is a type of chemical bond.

How many electrons does a NEUTRAL atom of Oxygen have? _________ Why? ______________________________

• 4, only has protons

• 10, more protons than electrons

• 6, more electrons than protons

• 8, same number of protons and electrons

An ion with a +1 charge has (LOST or GAINED) an electron. ___________________

• LOST

• GAINED

Consider Mg-25. How many protons does it have?_______ How many neutrons does it have? ___________

• Protons: 12, Neutrons: 13
• Protons: 12, Neutrons: 12
• Protons: 14, Neutrons: 11
• Protons: 10, Neutrons: 15

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