WorksheetsPeriodic Table Families
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
As the elements in Group 2 are considered from beryllium to radium, the degree of metallic activity
a)
Increases and atomic radius increases
b)
decreases and atomic radius decreases
c)
increases and atomic radius decreases
d)
decreases and atomic radius increases
2.
Which aqueous salt solution has a color?
a)
MgSO4(aq)
b)
SrSO4(aq)
c)
CuSO4(aq)
d)
BaSO4(aq)
3.
What Periodic Table family is represented by the Lewis dot diagram?
a)
Halogens
b)
Alkali Metals
c)
Transition Metals
d)
Noble Gases
4.
Which of the following is the atomic number of an alkali metal?
a)
31
b)
20
c)
18
d)
19
5.
Which of the following is the electron configuration of a transition element?
a)
2-8-8-2
b)
2-8-2
c)
2-8-9-2
d)
2-2
6.
What is the total number of electrons found in the valence shell of a halogen in the ground state?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
2
d)
8
7.
Which properties are characteristic of the Group 1 metals?
a)
high reactivity and the formation of unstable compounds
b)
low reactivity and the formation of unstable compounds
c)
high reactivity and the formation of stable compounds
d)
low reactivity and the formation of stable compounds
8.
What group on the Periodic Table contains the elements of the alkaline earth family?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
17
d)
18
9.
The electron-dot symbol X: represents
a)
an alkaline earth metal
b)
a noble gas
c)
an alkali metal
d)
a halogen
10.
A characteristic of the halogens is that they have relatively
a)
low ionization energies
b)
low reduction potentials
c)
high electronegativities
d)
high oxidation potentials
11.
Which group contains elements that are inert?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
17
d)
18
12.
An atom that has the electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d5 is classified as
a)
A transition element
b)
a noble gas
c)
an alkali metal
d)
an alkaline earth metal
13.
Which element in period 3 exists as diatomic molecules at STP?
a)
argon
b)
chlorine
c)
sodium
d)
fluorine
14.
Which represents the correct electron configuration of a Group 18 element in the ground state?
a)
1-1
b)
2-8
c)
2-8-7-1
d)
8
15.
Which group of elements occur only as compounds in nature because they are extremely reactive?
a)
1
b)
18
c)
11
d)
16
16.
An element that has a high ionization energy and trends to be chemically inactive would most likely be
a)
a noble gas
b)
a transition metal
c)
a halogen
d)
an alkali metal
17.
Which element is a halogen?
a)
iron
b)
neon
c)
iodine
d)
nitrogen
18.
Which of the following in not a diatomic element?
a)
hydrogen
b)
carbon
c)
nitrogen
d)
oxygen
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