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Atoms & The Periodic Table

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
These particles orbit around the nucleus of an atom.  What are they called?
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
2.

How many neutrons are in the atom "K"?

a)

19

b)

1

c)
39
d)
20
3.
How many valence electrons does Iodine Have?
a)
6
b)
16
c)
7
d)
17
4.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the outermost energy level
b)
the atomic number
c)
electrons in the first level
5.

How many total electrons does Aluminum (Al) have?

a)

27

b)

14

c)

13

d)

3

6.

How many total electrons does Silicon have? 

a)

14

b)

28

c)

2

d)

4

7.
Most of the mass in an atom is made up of _____________________?
a)
protons and electrons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
neutrons and electrons
d)
electrons and quarks
8.

Group 17 (halogens) have ____ valence electrons.

a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
9.

Each vertical column in the periodic table is called a 

a)
period
b)
group or family
c)
cluster
10.

Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (unreactive)  elements?

a)
alkali metals
b)
halogens
c)
noble gases
11.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
12.

Look at a Periodic Table. Which element is an alkali metal?

a)

Magnesium (Mg)

b)

Iron (Fe)

c)

Sodium (Na)

13.

How many valence electrons does Oxygen have?

a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
14.

Look at a Periodic Table. What period and group is Silver (Ag)? 

a)
Period 2, Group 1
b)
Period 3, Group 16
c)
Period 5, Group 11
15.

Rows on the Periodic Table are called _____, while columns are called _____.

a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
16.
Which is a neutron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
17.
In what section would Transition Metals be found?
a)
orange
b)
light blue
c)
blue
d)
white
18.

Which of the following is NOT a property of metals?

a)
brittle
b)
malleable
c)
lustrous/shiny
d)

good conductors

19.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge in the atom?

a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
20.

Which metals are silver, shiny, VERY reactive in water, and soft enough to be cut with knife?

a)

Transition metals

b)

Alkali metals

c)

Lanthanides

21.

Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), and Iodine (I) are all examples of...

a)

alkali metals

b)

transition metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

22.

Gold (Au), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), and Iron (Fe) are all examples of...

a)

transition metals

b)

alkali metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

23.

Which of the following is NOT true about elements on the Periodic Table?

a)

Elements are arranged according to increasing atomic number

b)

Elements to the right of the zigzag line are metals.

c)

Elements in the same group have the same properties.

24.

What element is in an alkaline earth metal with 4 energy levels?

a)

Sodium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Potassium

d)

Calcium

25.

Which noble gas has 5 full energy levels?

a)

Iodine (I)

b)

Xenon (Xe)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Krypton (Kr)

26.

Which of these pairs of elements would have similar properties or reactivity?

a)

Magnesium (Mg) and Barium (Ba)

b)

Oxygen (O) and Neon (Ne)

c)

Iron (Fe) and Fluorine (F)

27.
What period and group is Gold (Au)? 
a)
Period 4, Group 11
b)
Period 5, Group 11
c)
Period 6, Group 11
d)
Period 3, Group 18
28.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
metalloids.
29.

The atomic number of this Nickel (Ni) is

a)
28
b)
58.6934
30.

Krypton (Kr), Helium (He), Neon (Ne), and Radon (Rn) are all examples of...

a)

transition metals

b)

alkali metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases