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Atoms and Elements

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the symbol for lithium?
a)
L
b)
Li
c)
LI
2.
GOLD
a)
Al
b)
Ag
c)
Ar
d)
Au
3.
CHLORINE
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
4.
CALCIUM
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
5.
CARBON
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
6.
COPPER
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
7.
SILVER
a)
Au
b)
Ag
c)
Al
d)
Ar
8.
SULFUR
a)
Su
b)
S
c)
Sf
d)
Si
9.
SODIUM
a)
S
b)
So
c)
N
d)
Na
10.
HELIUM
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Hl
d)
Hm
11.
HYDROGEN
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Hy
d)
Hd
12.
IRON
a)
I
b)
Ir
c)
F
d)
Fe
13.
ZINC
a)
Zn
b)
Z
c)
Zi
d)
Zc
14.
NICKEL
a)
N
b)
Ni
c)
Nc
d)
Nl
15.
FLUORINE
a)
F
b)
Fl
c)
Fu
d)
Fe
16.
ALUMINUM
a)
Al
b)
Au
c)
Ag
d)
Am
17.
NITROGEN
a)
N
b)
Ne
c)
Ni
d)
Nt
18.
OXYGEN
a)
O
b)
Ox
c)
Oy
d)
Og
19.
POTASSIUM
a)
P
b)
Ka
c)
K
d)
Pt
20.
MAGNESIUM
a)
M
b)
Mg
c)
Ma
d)
Mn
21.
What is the atomic number?
a)
number of protons
b)
number of neutrons
22.
What is the mass number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom 
23.
vertical columns in the periodic table are _________ of elements with similar properties. 
a)
groups
b)
periods
24.
_______ are horizontal  rows of elements that contain increasing numbers of protons and electrons.
a)
groups
b)
periods
25.
Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals are _____
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
nonmetals
26.
a capital letter or combination of a capital letter and a small letter that is used to represent an element is called a(n) ________
a)
chemical symbol
b)
element sign