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Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which element is number 14 on the periodic table?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Silicon
c)
Potassium
d)
Calcium 
2.
 What is the element symbol for californium?
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cf
d)
Cm
3.
How many protons are in an atom of Bismuth?
a)
83
b)
209
c)
126
d)
292
4.
To which number group does argon belong?
a)
VIIIA
b)
VIIIB
c)
V
d)
I
5.
What is the atomic mass of silver?
a)
47
b)
108
c)
155
d)
61
6.
Which element has a symbol that is not the first letter of the name of the element?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Tin
c)
Osmium 
d)
Lithium
7.
Which element has the lowest atomic mass?
a)
K
b)
Sc
c)
Nb
d)
Ne
8.
What is the first element with an atomic mass greater than 100?
a)
Ru
b)
Fm
c)
Zr
d)
Ga
9.
True or false:  Tin and Antimony are in the same element group.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
How many electrons are in an atom of Krypton?
a)
36
b)
84
c)
120
d)
48
11.
Which of the following is not a non-metal?
a)
sulfur
b)
oxygen
c)
silicon
d)
nitrogen
12.
What is the name of the element with the symbol W?
a)
Tungsten
b)
Gold
c)
Mercury
d)
Silver
13.
Astatine is which of the following: metal, non-metal, or metalloid?
a)
metal
b)
metalloid
c)
non-metal
d)
none of the above 
14.
Name a letter never used in any element symbol. 
a)
J
b)
X
c)
H
d)
P
15.
  Name an element whose atoms have the same number of energy levels as Calcium.
a)
Nickel
b)
Barium 
c)
Rubidium 
d)
Hydrogen
16.
Draw an atom of Calcium.  How many energy levels does an atom of Calcium have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Use the clues below to identify the described element. I am NOT a noble gas. I am NOT a metal. I have the same number of protons as I do neutrons. I have two less protons than Neon.
a)
Oxygen 
b)
Krypton
c)
Helium
d)
Neon
18.
Use the clues below to identify the described element. I have similar chemical properties as Calcium. I am MORE reactive than Calcium. I have 81 neutrons.
a)
Barium
b)
Magnesium 
c)
Potassium 
d)
Scandium 
19.
Use the clues below to identify the described element. I am a solid at room temperature. I am a metalloid. I have similar chemical properties as Aluminum. 
a)
Boron
b)
Silicon
c)
Germanium
d)
Arsenic