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The Periodic Table and Electron Configuration

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False - Elements on the far right side of the periodic table are classified as nonmetals.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
True or False - The atomic radius of an element increases as you go down a group on  the periodic table.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
True or False - Elements in  the same group have similar chemical properties.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or False - Elements arranged in vertical columns in the periodic table are called periods.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
True or False - Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
True or False - A very stable electron arrangement in the outer energy level is characteristic of noble gases.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Which of the Group 13 elements is not a metal?
a)
Boron
b)
Aluminum
c)
Gallium
d)
Indium
8.
Which category of elements have the property of being malleable and ductile?
a)
gases
b)
metals
c)
metalloids
d)
nonmetals
9.
Which metalloid is in the fourth period and the same group as Carbon?
a)
Silicon
b)
Germanium
c)
Tin
d)
Boron
10.
Elements that are gases, are brittle solids, and are poor conductors at room temperature are
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
isotopes
11.
All _____ except mercury are solids at room temperature.
a)
metalloids
b)
nonmetals
c)
metals
d)
mixtures
12.
Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?
a)
Neon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Kyrpton
d)
Argon
13.
Which subatomic particle plays the greatest part in determining the properties of an element?
a)
proton
b)
electron
c)
neutron
14.
How many electrons are in the 3rd energy level for Chlorine?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
4
d)
7
15.
What is the correct order of orbitals?
a)
1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 
b)
1s 2p 2s 3p 3s 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 
c)
1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 4p 5s 4d 
d)
1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4p 5s 4d 
16.
What is the correct electron configuration for Silicon?
a)
Is2s 2p6 3s2
b)
Is2s 2p6 3s3p2
c)
Is2s 2p6 3s3p2
d)
Is2s 2p6 3s3p6
17.
What element is this?
Is2s 2p6 3s1
a)
Argon
b)
Sodium
c)
Magnesium
d)
Lithium
18.
What period and group is Silver (Ag)? 
a)
Period 2, Group 1
b)
Period 3, Group 16
c)
Period 5, Group 11
d)
Period 2, 14
19.
The periodic table has __ groups.
a)
8
b)
7
c)
18
d)
2
20.
The period for Bromine is ___________.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
21.
What is the correct electron configuration for Boron
a)
1s22s22p1
b)
1s22s22p2
c)
1s22s11p1
d)
1s22s12p1
22.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
23.
What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1
24.
How many electrons can the d sublevel hold?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
2
d)
4
25.
What is this element? 
1s22s22p63s23p6
4s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide